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With everyone getting out more, the popular beauty spots are proving very busy. Here Andrew Swift reveals six less well...
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Looking for a new walk to blow away the cobwebs? Andrew Swift takes us on a journey to Brean Down’s...
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“Some [green corridors] are well-trodden, while others are well-kept secrets. All of them, though, can lead the way to inspirational urban explorations,” says Andrew Swift, who, this month, takes us on a journey to Bath and back. There’s been much interest of late in green corridors – strips of natural...
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“Whether you come in search of industrial archaeology or of flora and fauna – or simply of great views –...
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This month, Andrew Swift explores Thornbury’s history, its heritage and the debate surrounding “one of the best-preserved and most vibrant...
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“Put simply, without trees we could not survive,” states Andrew Swift, who, this month, looks at the devastating impact of deforestation and the vital role trees play in keeping our cities livable… This summer’s drought and record temperatures, along with the wildfires that raged across the land, demonstrated once again...
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KEY INFORMATION • Starling Hotline: 07866 554142• Avalon Marshes Centre, Westhay BA6 9TT; avalonmarshes.org• Ham Wall National Nature Reserve, Meare...
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Hard pressed to find a city quite like Wells, Andrew Swift explores the famous landmarks and delves into the local...
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As Bristol celebrates its 650th year of being an independent county, Andrew Swift looks at the curious way in which the distant event took place… In the past 50 years, redrawing the boundaries of England’s counties – and inventing new names for them – has become a regular occurrence. In...
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This month, Andrew Swift explores the Avon Gorge, taking a closer look at how the introduction of a small herd...
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From empty fields with no tracks and trees came a community agricultural enterprise that brought a host of volunteers and...
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Andrew Swift follows an unfamiliar path through Bourton Combe and discovers something he never thought he’d stumble upon in this part of Somerset… One evening in January, while sorting through a pile of old books, I came upon one published in 1931 – Unbeaten Tracks of the West: The Hiker’s...