A heathland valley rarer than a rainforest
A visit to a friend’s house last week admiring and picking her heather reminded me that I needed to take my twins for a walk …
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The Rock Walk sandstone adventure
Boulders and small sandstone cliffs lined the path with majestic trees clinging to them like warrior riders. Luce and Theo pretended that they were explorers …
RSPB Dungeness with kids
No matter what season you can expect quite a bird experience at the RSPB Dungeness nature reserve in Kent, south east England. The nearly 1000 …
Dungeness flowers in a strange wilderness
Little did I know that I had arrived in Dungeness this past June weekend at an ideal time for wild flowers. This headland on the …
Dungeness – Britain’s only desert
A great friend took me to Dungeness on Sunday and I’m already planning a return trip this summer with my kids. It’s the most surreal …
Snow in Ashdown Forest – and a token of love?
I listened to Luce and Theo excitedly talk about covering our garden with snow angels when we woke up and saw that thick snow was …