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A Fungus on a Fallen Tree

“I can smell them,” said my companion as we walked purposefully across my land in the UK’s Lake District.

Jan 20

A Fungus on a Fallen Tree

Jan 20

Remembering 7 October 2023: A War Surgeon’s Reflections on Gaza

On 7 October 2023, a new chapter of the Israel-Palestine conflict began, plunging the already fragile region into another cycle of…

Oct 29, 2024

Remembering 7 October 2023: A War Surgeon’s Reflections on Gaza

Oct 29, 2024

Great Gable — climate change and dishonesty

Whenever I climb the Lake District’s Great Gable (899 metres), I usually have whisky on my mind. This time it was climate change although I…

Sep 1, 2024

Great Gable — climate change and dishonesty

Sep 1, 2024

Haweswater — forest, raptors, and butterflies

Modern Haweswater

Jun 30, 2024

Haweswater — forest, raptors, and butterflies

Jun 30, 2024

Skelghyll Woods and Champion Trees

Trees relax me

Jun 20, 2024

Skelghyll Woods and Champion Trees

Jun 20, 2024

Grizedale — mankind muscling in

Once again this is a long one, so please find somewhere quiet to read and ponder. Climate change and the future of mankind is no longer an…

Mar 31, 2024

Grizedale — mankind muscling in

Mar 31, 2024

Ennerdale — a remarkable place

Once again this is a long one, so please grab a cuppa if you can. You will need somewhere quiet and thoughtful to read it and do feel free…

Mar 17, 2024

Ennerdale — a remarkable place

Mar 17, 2024

Derwent Water — beauty, climate, and danger

Once again this is a long one, albeit shorter than others I have written, so I have not divided it into two portions. However, you will…

Mar 3, 2024

Derwent Water — beauty, climate, and danger

Mar 3, 2024

Ullswater Unveiled - climate change and conservation

Once again this is a long one, so please be prepared, as the topic is serious. I have broken the text halfway, so that you can recharge…

Feb 18, 2024

Ullswater Unveiled - climate change and conservation

Feb 18, 2024

Tarn Hows — a blemished Paradise

This is a long one, so please be prepared, as the topic is serious. I have broken the text halfway, so that you can recharge your batteries…

Feb 4, 2024

Tarn Hows — a blemished Paradise

Feb 4, 2024

Richard Villar

Richard Villar

Richard Villar is a travel writer, doctor, mountaineer, committed environmentalist, and rewilder. He is widely sought as a public speaker.

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