Rivercast

28/10/2022

A quick look at a lovely short walk around Pennington Flash - a 200 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Wigan.To see the map along with the walking route to prin...

14/03/2022

Take a quick look at a great short walk along the canal from Wolverhampton to Aldersley Junction.

A quick look at a lovely walk along one of the West Midland's canals from Wolverhampton City Centre to Aldersley.To see the map along with the walking route ...

16/10/2021

The best swims are the unplanned ones (despite the slightly soggy socks and pants!)

17/07/2021

28/01/2021

In these uncertain times, it's more important than ever to take time out from the day and be mindful of our place in nature.So we've made Calming Times - a new series of scenic videos and mindful p...

25/01/2021

As the sea shanty craze sweeps the online world in early 2021, naval historian Kate Jamieson shares the evolution of these nautical songs, how they were used at sea, and some of the most famous shanties from history…

04/01/2021

Where overnight rain had been sluicing through the Thames Valley, winter sunshine as clear and sweet as honey was now pouring across the grey and gold stone houses of Kelmscott.

01/12/2020

A cold and frosty morning by Elterwater. Have a good week folks whatever you do 👍😀

21/11/2020

We present five of the capital's most beautiful walks

21/11/2020

21/07/2020

A lovely linear tow path walk from Wolverhampton City Centre to Aldersley Junction

18/07/2020

All the info about the various different public rights of way in England and Wales.

12/07/2020

Tower Bridge spanning the Thames. Lazy artist (me) 'conveniently' left out the ceaseless flow of traffic that conveniently uses the grand old structure.

09/07/2020

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/these-beautiful-maps-capture-rivers-that-pulse-through-our-world-180971789/

Cartographer Robert Szucs creates colorful maps of the watersheds that creep across states, countries, continents and the globe

08/07/2020

Time to move on.
Farmoor Reservoir on the upper River Thames. If you live in Swindon your water probably comes from here 💦

05/07/2020

The River Eden this day in 2018 was tranquil amid drought conditions - looking upstream from Armathwaite Bridge.

04/07/2020

Peaty waters of the River South Tyne at Featherstone this afternoon. Saw a fly-fisherman casting at Lambley and admired the hump-backed Featherstone Bridge.

24/06/2020

With the weather over the next couple of days, it's always good to remind yourself and others about sun safety...

https://www.walksaroundbritain.co.uk/sunsafety.html

All the information you need to be safe whilst walking in the Sun.

19/06/2020

The new season of our sister podcast from Walks Around Britain is available now... Interviews from the Caravan & Motorhome Show and discovering the island of Alderney (a place with a rather significant amount of water!)

An episode by Walks Around Britain

13/06/2020

11/06/2020

An introduction to Rivercast - the new podcast discovering the stories alongside our rivers, canals, lakes and waterways. Presenter Mark Richards chats to his good friend Iain Liddell about how rivers and waterways are so important to us, and how much they are linked to our history, heritage, nature...

11/06/2020

The first edition of our new Rivercast podcast...

We hope you enjoy it.

An introduction to Rivercast - the new podcast discovering the stories alongside our rivers, canals, lakes and waterways. Presenter Mark Richards chats to his good friend Iain Liddell about how rivers and waterways are so important to us, and how much they are linked to our history, heritage, nature...

04/06/2020

While we wait for the first Rivercast podcast to float down the stream, have you discovered Mark Richards' excellent Countrystride podcast series?

https://countrystride.podbean.com/

A celebration of the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District....

30/05/2020

The first edition of Rivercast - new podcast discovering the stories alongside our rivers, canals, lakes and waterways - is coming soon..

Here's a look at the recording behind the scenes...

17/05/2020

We are scheduling our first podcast recording this coming week. The topic is the River Thames as we look at a 5.4km stretch of the river close to London, between Walton and Chertsey in the company of London Walks guru Iain Liddell.. Watch this space for further news.

03/05/2020

Market Place Ferry near the mouth of the River Tyne, linking North with South Shields. The Roman fort at the latter was known as Arbeia "the fort of the Arabs" where Mesopitamian barragemen, used to plying the Tigris, conveyed supplies upstream to Pons Aelius, that Newcastle fort situated next to the Norman keep and under the arches of the Victorian viaduct.

27/04/2020

Youthful energy, a river is born as a lively stream this is Lingmell Beck in Wasdale, Cumbria. (photos: Paul Weston)

24/04/2020

The River Usk/Afon Wysg and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal at Brecon/Aberhonddu (photos: Paul Weston)

24/04/2020

Early morning sun illuminating the Kennett & Avon Canal. (photo: Paul Weston of Warmley near Bristol)

24/04/2020

March in Hampshire was as damp as Cumbria. As I witnessed in this flooded meadow beside the River Dever at Micheldever. Note the delightful touch of local humour "Plug is Here!".