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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…

15 min readMar 31, 2024

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Grizedale — mankind muscling in

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Richard Villar

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…

19 min readMar 17, 2024

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Ennerdale — a remarkable place

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Richard Villar

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…

16 min readMar 3, 2024

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Derwent Water — beauty, climate, and danger

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Richard Villar

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…

18 min readFeb 18, 2024

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Ullswater Unveiled - climate change and conservation

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Richard Villar

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…

23 min readFeb 4, 2024

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Tarn Hows — a blemished Paradise

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Richard Villar

Helvellyn — the mountain that has seen it all

Introduction

13 min readJan 21, 2024

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Helvellyn — the mountain that has seen it all

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Richard Villar

Looking back as a renaturer

It is fitting that I write this final blog of the year as another storm assaults Lakeland. This time it is Storm Gerrit. There is a yellow…

10 min readJan 7, 2024

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Looking back as a renaturer

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Richard Villar

Wind, labels, and untidy tool sheds

I have been worrying about the saplings I have transplanted and am astonished by the number I have seen. I keep finding them, often in…

12 min readDec 31, 2023

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Wind, labels, and untidy tool sheds

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Richard Villar

Beyond the chainsaw

For many years I have found that the sounds of Nature relax me. I even have a recording of a bubbling mountain stream to play at night…

10 min readDec 24, 2023

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Beyond the chainsaw

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Richard Villar

Snow and spiritual echoes

I wish climate change could decide what it wants to be. One moment there is snow, the next high wind, then flooding, followed by drought…

10 min readDec 17, 2023

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Snow and spiritual echoes

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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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