Sprightly Stepping into 2025: ‘Cos We’re “Born to be Alive”

A new year can sometimes seem negative: another year older, political, economic and climatic problems; however, it can be an opportunity that represents a liminal threshold to positive change. I don’t just mean those new year’s resolutions that last a few weeks until old habits kick in again, what I mean is real change, aContinue reading “Sprightly Stepping into 2025: ‘Cos We’re “Born to be Alive””

Temperate Rainforests and Ancient Woodlands: a visit to Cabilla

When we were offered a last minute opportunity to visit Cabilla, the  temperate rainforest on Bodmin Moor, we jumped at the chance.  Despite appearing in the same book, The Lost Rainforests of Britain, by Guy Shrubsole, we had never experienced this ancient woodland environment or met its guardian, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison and, so, off we went.Continue reading “Temperate Rainforests and Ancient Woodlands: a visit to Cabilla”