Walks Walking into darkness The story of two winter walks, one at dawn and one at dusk, and a call to dream.
Thoughts Solstice promise On the darkest evening of the year, I’m vowing to forge a deeper relationship with the places where I walk and cycle.
Rides Keep going and enjoy the ride Lessons for life and cycling – from a channel swimmer, an ultra-commuter and my elderly neighbour.
Walks Darkness, my old friend A pre-dawn dog walk stirred thoughts about how society resists the close embrace of darker nights.
Thoughts From the door Setting out from home to cover ground by bike or on foot brings a precious bit of adventure into my everyday life – and not just while I'm on the trail.
Rides To plan, or not to plan Is it better to prepare meticulously for an adventure, or just set off and enjoy whatever unfolds?
Thoughts Free car parking is a joke Our bizarre obsession with parking for free makes great comedy. What’s not so funny is the way it benefits the wealthy at the expense of poorer people and the environment.
Rides Rethinking food Reading the horror story of ultra-processed food has changed how I eat on walks and bike rides.
Rides Small acts of change As an introvert, I'm not inclined to activism but I've come to find satisfaction in taking practical steps towards a better future for walking and cycling.
Walks Out of darkness cometh light As winter’s grip loosens, I've come to recognise it as a time of renewal and exploration.
Thoughts Stop driving to the gym Going about our daily lives actively is far better for us than the lifestyle the leisure industry is pushing.
Thoughts Our year without a car Freed from owning an expensive lump of metal that spends most of its time doing nothing, we’ve saved ourselves money and hassle.
Walks The slow way to Switzerland An unhurried journey by train and on foot stretched time and filled our summer with stories.
Thoughts The impossibility of seasons This wet summer has me remembering dry days gone by, the sort of days when the sun evaporates the very idea of winter.
Walks Hot chocolate on the hill Following in Celtic footsteps, we welcome spring with our own family ritual.
Thoughts Who are green lanes for? Off-roaders have a legal right to drive on Byways Open to All Traffic. So ill-feeling towards them is a symptom of a wider problem.
Thoughts The landscape of private names Pig Path. Blue Gate. Muddy Path. The prosaic names I gave to my childhood landscape embodied a world that no map could ever properly capture.
Thoughts It’s time to set kids free from cars We’ve created a society where kids don't travel actively or independently, and it’s affecting their wellbeing.
Thoughts The right to wild camp on Dartmoor: gone but not forgotten The outcome last week of a wealthy landowner’s high court case was sadly predictable: he’s stripped people of their legal right to camp on Dartmoor.
Rides Edgelands: neither here nor there I’m no lover of cities, yet I'm drawn to edgelands – those transitional spaces that are neither urban nor rural.
Walks Walking has become a radical act Choose to walk and you're resisting pressure to conform and embracing a mode of transport that is free – in more ways than one.
Thoughts Land access rights in England are wrong Around 92% of land in England is off-limits to the general public and where rights of way do exist, cyclists can only ride around 20% of them.
Thoughts The lost art of getting lost Why should you always have to know where you are, and where you’re going?
Thoughts Goodbye to all that: when a child outgrows their bike We’ve just sold G’s bike. It’s not the first one he’s outgrown, and it won’t be the last. Yet it marks a moment in the journey through his childhood.
Thoughts The joy of towpath gravel With no proper infrastructure or access rights in England, I have to get creative when planning traffic-free rides.
