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Badgers — I am starting to like them

What is it about badgers? I know I am supposed to love the animals and offer them protection and space. Yet somehow they appear to have an…

Mar 23

Badgers — I am starting to like them

Mar 23

Ups and downs of chainsaws

The other day I received my chainsaw certification. I am now licensed to chop. Yet somehow, I feel uncomfortable. First, I am not sure I…

Feb 26

Ups and downs of chainsaws

Feb 26

The Hidden Ecology of Dry-Stone Walls

Introduction

Feb 12

The Hidden Ecology of Dry-Stone Walls

Feb 12

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

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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