A Two-Day Trek on the Sandstone Trail

Starting in Frodsham beside the Mersey estuary, we walked along the entire 34 miles of Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail to Whitchurch in north Shropshire. Continue reading A Two-Day Trek on the Sandstone Trail

Bagging Ethels Around Lyme Park

A late-spring saunter in the Cheshire countryside where we bagged Sponds Hill and Black Hill (Whaley Moor). Continue reading Bagging Ethels Around Lyme Park

A hike in absolutely miserable conditions to tick off four Ethels: Foxlow Edge, Cat’s Tor, Whetstone Ridge and Shining Tor – Cheshire’s highest point. Continue reading Climbing Shining Tor via the Ruins of Errwood Hall

The Ethels are 95 prominent hills in the Peak District, mostly over 400m above sea level, and the challenge is to climb them all. Continue reading An Introduction to Ethel Bagging: Croker Hill & Black Edge

Like using a Pensieve to relive my childhood imagination. Continue reading A Forbidden Forest Experience

A wander around the Cheshire countryside with a herd of alpacas. Continue reading An Alpaca Experience at Cheshire Alpacas

Just a summer’s day trekking up to Cheshire’s (second) highest point. Continue reading Climbing Shutlingsloe via Macclesfield Forest

After months away, I dipped my toes into the Peak District at Cheshire’s Bosley Cloud. Continue reading A Cloudy Ascent of The Cloud

A wander into the local woods to break the dreary homebound routine of Lockdown 3.0. Continue reading A Delve into Delamere Forest

The coronavirus pandemic has had a pretty devastating effect on all sectors of the economy, and last month my local … Continue reading A Very Wet Day at Chester Zoo