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What I’ve been reading this week, 25 April 2020
Mountains I’ve never climbed, travel publishing feeling the pinch, reality writes, and a final victory for Team One Space. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Re-connecting with Sow Dale – the Lincolnshire Wildlife
What I’ve been reading this week, 18 April 2020
Why we need the outdoor spirit more than ever, down the rabbit hole, when the tourists don’t turn up, and creativity in the time of coronavirus. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature
How you can help support outdoor writers during the Coronavirus pandemic
Although writers are less affected by the current crisis than many others, these are challenging times. Here’s how you can help. We may not be able to travel to the hills or wild places right now, but writers help us plan our next trips and travel there in our
What I’ve been reading this week, 11 April 2020
Rewildling in Lincolnshire, falling back on nature, adventure films to stream for free, and the sinister new politics of public space. (A lot of online writing has some link to the pandemic now, so these categories are more blurred than ever!) Environment and nature Sandilands in Lincolnshire; our first coastal
What I’ve been reading this week, 4 April 2020
Space for skylarks, life but not as we know it, the dream of a tree, and writing during a crisis (or not). Environment and nature UK wildlife enjoys humans’ lockdown but concerns raised over conservation – I’ve noticed an explosion of birdlife in my local area, but as this piece
What I’ve been reading this week, 28 March 2020
We live in a time of grey areas, so there’s a lot of overlap between the categories in this week’s list of links. Environment and nature Five Pied Wagtail Facts and a Poem – Lucy Wallace writes about the pied wagtail. Outdoors Magic moments in our wintry mountains – mountain
Coronavirus and the outdoors – an apology, and a way forward
Last weekend, I published a blog post that exploded in popularity and took on a life of its own. In it I encouraged the outdoor community to change its messaging on the coronavirus pandemic, to start urging people not to travel to the mountains in order to prevent the spread
The outdoor community needs to change its messaging regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and right now
Communities in remote mountain areas are suffering from people ‘self-isolating’ in the hills. We can help to prevent this. Important update: I have written a follow-up to this piece. Please read it here. Things change rapidly at the moment, so this might be out of date by the time you
What I’ve been reading this week, COVID-19 special
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a hand-picked list of links on the global COVID-19 pandemic and the outdoor community. For this week’s regular ‘what I’ve been reading’ slot, click here. Coronavirus: guidance and advice A hiker’s guide to the coronavirus outbreak – Hanna Lindon
Pinnacle Editorial COVID-19 status update
Here’s how the global pandemic is affecting my business. I never expected to write those words, but here we are! Right now, as the world struggles to adapt to new and terrifying circumstances, and the economy shudders to a halt, creative industries are coming to terms with what this
