BY GREG TOLTZ “I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” – Galileo A clear, moonless night far from city lights sets the stage for an enthralling and humbling experience; stargazing. The sounds of creatures scuttling through the undergrowth and insects chirping remind us that we are not alone. Gazing up […]
By Aimée Coates We’re headed towards the shortest, darkest day of the year – the winter solstice is almost upon us. Everywhere we look we can feel the world exhale. The trees are already skeletal, having shed most of their leaves. And we too are anxious to let this year go. Grab your cosiest jumper, […]
A visual essay by Dael Sassoon first published in Fen + Field No.3 It often happens that plans change when travelling, but we are so used to being protected from the force of nature that it is utterly surprising when you find yourself in the midst of menacing scenarios. When frigid gales began blasting across […]
Who says coming home is the end of your adventure? Photographer Phillipe Blondel on the feeling of coming home after an expedition. Coming home is reconnection. Back in your comfort zone, back with your essentials, and most importantly, family and friends. Coming home is nostalgia for the experience just lived. The travails of travel leading […]
“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” Sylvia Plath The holidays are in full swing, and a feeling of normality is seeping back into our days. Whether you’re reading this post from a beach or a hammock in your garden, this little Almanac […]
From her studio in rural Dorset, Katie May creates natural hand-knitted garments for babes and mamas. Making wild botanical dyes from the fields, forests and hedgerows, Katie’s palette reflects the turning seasons. Simple, minimal and earthen, her craft is rooted in the natural. With kindness, environmental consciousness and slow living at its core, Katie’s clothing brand Elliot and May celebrates a simpler, more grounded way of […]
“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 […]