As spring approaches, all manner of free food becomes available. I took my son along to Stoke Park Estate in Bristol where local guide, Steve England, was running a morning foraging course to show what was on offer! Hoping to inspire my son, and also to come away […]
Mark Harris and Mitch Corbett are two surfers on a mission; to discover how Californian cool arrived on Britain’s bracing beaches, and grew from splashy summer fun, to a serious obsession with waves. They’ll visit the most iconic surf spots around Britain’s 5000 miles of rugged coastline; unraveling […]
The Hi-Tec Sierra Lite I WP boot is advertised as a lightweight, durable, waterproof boot for all conditions. With V-Lite design and build technology, an ion mask and Nano coating right down to the fibres, anti-odour and anti microbial features, the boots certainly have the technology built in, […]
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is 35 miles of waterways passing though some of the most scenic countryside and villages in south Wales. It would have been rude not to go for a paddle! We decided to meet at Talybont-on-Usk, a lovely little village along the side of […]
As part of our training for the Source2Sea2013 challenge, myself and Rob Yates headed over to the Gloucester and Sharpness canal for a paddle. With all of the wet weather we had been having recently, the river Severn was up in flood and didn’t seem like dropping anytime […]
Chub are a good species to direct your efforts to in the winter as they will feed, even in the coldest weather. Although smaller chub will move in to deeper water with other silverfish, the adult fish will often hang around the same area they can be found […]
Hypothermia can be a very real threat in winter conditions whilst up in the mountains, so knowing what to look for, and what to do when you see the the signs, could save your, or someone else’s life! Your body aims to keep your vital organs and brain […]
When your local river is in flood it can often be a great time to go fishing for the Barbel. Care is needed when fishing in these conditions, but Barbel are sometimes more eager to feed in these conditions, and it can be easier to locate them. I […]
I hadn’t really ever been on a high ropes course before, so when Dan Brice from the Vivary Adventure & High Ropes Centre in Taunton, Somerset invited me and a friend to come and have a go, we both jumped at the chance! The friend in question was […]
Nakd bars are simple and contain very few ingredients. Smart looking packets hide a reasonable sized bar, with Dates seeming to be the staple ingredient. As they put it themselves, ingredients are then “smooshed” in to them. There are a large range of bars from Ginger Bread to […]
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