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Alex Roddie

Happiest on a mountain. Writer, story-wrangler, digital and film photographer. Editor of Sidetracked magazine. Machine breaker.

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Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020

This week it has been all about the fledglings – and a very special raptor sighting. The weather has been a little better this week than last, although it’s still been a little cool for the time of year. I’ve been seeing fewer adult birds out and about. Most

Nature notes: this week’s nature photography, 14 June 2020
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What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2020

Searching for the magic, racism is killing the planet, in praise of wild camping, and guidebooks as a source of inspiration and memory. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Travel writer Jini Reddy

What I’ve been reading this week, 14 June 2020
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Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020

It’s been a relatively quiet week for nature sightings thanks to some wet and windy weather, but I’ve still had some fantastic moments on my morning walks. This week’s highlight has undoubtedly been another sighting of the Warblerland barn owl. On Monday I saw it hunting over

Nature Notes: this week’s nature photography, 7 June 2020
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What I’ve been reading this week, 7 June 2020

Sudden solitude on Snowdon, abandoning conquest, the littering begins, and smartphone photography. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Lucy’s Lockdown Diaries: Neighbourhood Watch – Lucy Wallace checks in on the wildlife near where

What I’ve been reading this week, 7 June 2020
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Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020

The first in a new series of blog posts on my latest nature and wildlife images. Four weeks ago, I published a blog post called ‘The voices of birds: a greening of lockdown’, sharing my experience during the Coronavirus lockdown along with a few of my latest wildlife and landscape

Nature notes: Latest wildlife photography, May 2020
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What I’ve been reading this week, 30 May 2020

May’s messy alchemy, Minsmere threatened, preventing tick bites, and the latest guidance on hillwalking during the pandemic. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature The wonder of May’s mossy, messy alchemy – Carey

What I’ve been reading this week, 30 May 2020
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Field notes: Back to Basics in Torridon

In the June 2020 issue of The Great Outdoors, you’ll find my feature about traditional navigation in Torridon. Here are some words and images that didn’t make the cut. For several years now, I’ve been a digital-first mountain navigator, preferring GPS and smartphone tools to paper maps

Field notes: Back to Basics in Torridon
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What I’ve been reading this week, 23 May 2020

Beginning with the redstart, a virtual TGO Challenge, tales from rural lockdown, and dandelions. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Country diary: let’s begin with the redstart – Mark Cocker writes about one

What I’ve been reading this week, 23 May 2020
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What I’ve been reading this week, 16 May 2020

The child in nature, ultralight gear for hot and humid conditions, views on how we should return to the hills after lockdown, and the fate of small presses in our new reality. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred

What I’ve been reading this week, 16 May 2020
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What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2020

Outside is where the fun is, art and burnout in quarantine, memory hole, and asking how we’ll go back to the outdoors. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Listening, noticing, knowing – this

What I’ve been reading this week, 10 May 2020