“I drifted into a summer-nap under the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicadae lullaby, to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder.” –Terri Guillemets July heralds the hottest month of the year when the Northern Hemisphere is at the height of its green. July days are made for rolling out picnic rugs and lazing on […]
With hazy summer days stretching endlessly ahead of us, many of us are itching to pack a bag and disappear into the wild. To get off-grid and reconnect with ourselves and the natural world. Settling under the night sky and trace constellations of stars and wake under sunrise and birdsong. Resetting our circadian rhythm and […]
“If you want the moors to be free, you must free them for yourselves.” – Prof. C.E.M. Joad, spoken to Peak District ramblers. Blanketed in green and ochre grasses, home to the aqueous wonders of Kinder Downfall and the Mermaid Pools, and yielding views of 100 miles from its peaty summit: Kinder Scout is not […]
Bernard Williams once wrote, “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope”, and I am inclined to agree. The morning has long been a time beloved by creatives. That soft early morning light, warm and gold, is so often the spark that sets alight our imagination. When we see […]
– rebranding Fen + Field 2020 was a lot of things. Even though we’d only just got started, for our team, two of those things were reflection and motivation. After launching in 2019, Fen + Field’s first issue was published right at the start of the year. There was a lot of soul searching about […]