The #MayDay holiday has twin roots: in traditional festivals marking the start of summer and, since 1889, in International Workers Day, commemorating the Haymarket Affair and the struggle for an 8 hour limit to the working day. Mayflies and Maybugs are oblivious to both reasons.

Another glourious photo from 𝙃𝙚𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚 ...there is something very enticing about about a chalk track through the downs. #walking #landscape #getoutside

Postcards from the Downs. Some of our favourite places! Thank you Rather Good Art and Anna Dillon #NorthWessexDowns #landscape

Want to improve your #navigation skills? Sign up to Find your Way in a Day during #NWDWalkFest22 - 24th June. Great day course near Newbury with Pipsticks Walks northwessexdowns.org.uk/walking-festiv…

Book now for North Wessex Downs Walking Festival 11-26 June. 28 walks - many free! Join fantastic guides & seek out wildlife, visit a farm, experience an accessible trail, soak up the views & so much more. Celebrating 50 Years as an AONB! bit.ly/NWDWalkFest22 #NWDWalkFest22

🚶🚶‍♀️This years Chilterns Walking Festival starts this weekend! With over 75 events, there's bound to be something that'll take your fancy! The Festival takes place 22 May to 6 June, see: bit.ly/2QkHzEJ #chilterns #aonb #chilternhills #walkingfestival #walking

From yesterday's walk at Sonning Bridge. I thought a) I've never noticed this before and b) why install a letter box here? 🤣I now know this is the latest prank of an artist who calls himself Impro! henleystandard.co.uk/news/exhibitio…

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY 👉Fancy some fresh air & exercise whilst, at the same time, improving local Public Rights of Way? We're looking for volunteers for the South Chilterns Path Maintenance Team in South Oxfordshire. Interested? Read more here: bit.ly/3N9S1wO

Excited to be part of the @NorthWessexAONB Walking Festival. Still time to book. Join us for Wessex Airscapes, Literary Hitchhiking Up on the Downs, and Navigation Essentials. 🌞 #hiking #walking OxTweets #Ridgeway

#OTD 12 June 1939 George Orwell's 'Coming Up For Air' was published. This, and other Orwell works, feature on our 'Literary Hitchhikes' around #Henley. Discover more... 😉 #VisitChilterns #Literature #GeorgeOrwell #VisitHenley #MakingMemories #EscapeTheEveryday

French IGN maps do not have the square as they do in the UK to read grid references. Even if I work for Visorando walking app Philippa Jenkings’s Navigation Essentials courses was incredibly valuable. GPS is great for our walking toolbox but it won't replace a good paper map & leader!

Join us on this fascinating walk in the footsteps of poets and writers in the beautiful Berkshire Downs. Sunday 26th at 9:45am on the final day of our Festival, book here northwessexdowns.org.uk/walking.../pip… Nicola Chester Book Vivant White Horse Bookshop Heather Barnett Newbury Bookshelf

"The day has been amazing - you have really made the map come alive for me." This sums up our Navigation Essentials day!🤗 @NorthWessexAONB #walking #navigation #outdoor #hiking

We are delighted to be running a #NNAS Bronze Navigator course at @MarlboroughCol Summer School in August. Only a couple of places remaining - be quick! 😉 summerschool.co.uk/adult-courses/… #navigationskills #mapreading #outdoors #outdoorskills

Sizzling summer Sunday sunset scorching sky. South Oxfordshire Chilterns. OxTweets #sunset

Have you heard about our 5th Annual Chilterns Heritage Festival? We’ve organised a fortnight of fantastic #events 17 Sept to 2 Oct. With over 30 events, there's bound to be something that'll take your fancy! Many are fully booked already, book here: chilternsociety.org.uk/heritage-festi…

North Yorks Moors/Coast evening entertainment... with swifts, swallows and martins swooping overhead. Next it will be the moths, bats and owls, then the badger. Who needs TV! #farming #WildlifeWednesday #nature #NorthYorkshire

Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer... the bovine way! 🌞🐂 #TheHolies #NationalTrust @NorthWessexAONB #Summer

Volunteers Needed Ewelme Watercress Beds Sat 3rd Sept 9.30-12.30. Help needed to clear the banks of the beautiful watercress beds, rake hay meadow & other stuff. Coffee/cake provided. Meet at the Centre (address in link). Stout footwear/wellies recommended bit.ly/3vIpwjM

Goodbye August, Hello September... or You go your way and I'll go mine... #FingerpostFriday