Wildþing

The Range of the Awful Hand in Kirkcudbrightshire and Ayrshire

WildþingUK is a website about getting out of the house and into the wild.  It is filling up with walking routes, long and short, and resources, and our thoughts on walking in the wild.

Herts Embraced: what HS2 has done

HS2 has chewed up part of the Hertfordshire Border Walk between West Hyde and Chorleywood. I walked it to see how it can be done. I took a pre-HS2...

Wandering from Keswick

There is no need to drive out of Keswick to enjoy a beautiful walk: the town is in the midst of prettiness. It was my quiet day, and so I looked...

Helvellyn over Striding Edge

I was told this was a fearsome climb. It was in part a gentle walk, and in parts gritted teeth, four-limb scrambling and prayer – which was...

Scafell Pike from Wasdale

Three peaks stand in line above Wasdale, and in the middle stands Scafell Pike – Cumberland’s county top and the highest in the Lake...

Around the Eamont

The pretty River Eamont flows out of Ullswater and amongst the meadows of Edendale until it reaches the River Eden itself. It took a walk around...

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