At a time when millions of people are quarantined and unable to access wild places, Robert Macfarlane’s book ‘The Wild Places’ offers an alternative vision of wildness that we can all connect to in our local areas.
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Top twelve bits of kit for wild camping in the UK
My top twelve recommended items for taking on a wild camping expedition, based on personal experiences of hiking in the UK’s mountains. Whether you’re new to wild camping or a seasoned veteran, I hope these tips and anecdotes will provide some inspiration for your next expedition.
Rewilding and Shifting Baseline Syndrome: the paradox of the Scottish Highlands
Rewilding is a controversial term these days – does it really have the potential to shape the future of the Scottish Highlands? Here I explore the complex ideology behind this novel conservation approach, the ethical and practical problems it raises, and the question of how Shifting Baseline Syndrome influences the way we value particular ‘wild’ landscapes.
Musings on Mountains 