Tag: environment

The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt

The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt

One of the things I value in life is the importance of slowing things down, and whenever I can, I visit the local Wetlands to surround myself in silence and immerse myself in nature once…

Brightening from the East by Ken Worpole

Brightening from the East by Ken Worpole

Living across the country, in South Wales, the Essex landscape seems very alien to me. From the hills and mountains which surround much of my local area, Essex is (in contrast) something completely different, where…

Three Rivers by Robert Winder

Three Rivers by Robert Winder

Three Rivers must rank as one of the most deceiving books I’ve read recently.  On reading the description, I felt I was about to read a general history of three rivers (Rhine, Rhone and Po),…