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Writing about landscape, nature, people and place through the medium of walks (often long walks); see my book Skye Line: a backpacking adventure across the Isle of Skye.
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Newcastle to Hawick Walk #3 (opens the original)
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For Day 1: Day 1: Newcastle to Whittle Dene Reservoir, click here.For Day 2: Whittle Dene Reservoir to Wark, click hereAfter a hot and humid night camped by the river near Wark, I woke at 4 am to a Wren singing explosively in my ear. I love birds, but even the best relationships have their moments!With the aid of earplugs, I dozed i
Newcastle to Hawick Walk #2 (opens the original)
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To read part 1 of my walk from Newcastle to Hawick, click here.I woke early on day 2 to a hazy sky and rabbits nibbling the cut grass around the reservoir. I dried my towel and swimming trunks (aka - spare pair of pants) on a fence while I packed up my tent.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XUrY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%
Newcastle to Hawick Walk #1 (opens the original)
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June 2026My last long walk in the UK was in September 2024, when I hiked 220 miles from Nottingham to Newcastle. Since then, I’ve nurtured the idea of connecting Land’s End to John o’ Groats in several long stages, with the twist of heading both north and south from Nottingham — so I’ll have the fun of finishing twice, first in Caithness and again in Cornwall!With this goal in mind, I set off last Monday from Newcastle’s Monument with a full pack, aiming to reach
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