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Country diary: Low sun cuts across where the pits once were

Bodmin Moor, Cornwall: On a blowy but blue-skied day, we take a walk that brings us long views, prehistoric remains and some sun-loving bullocks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

Country diary: Walking the familiar lanes of my childhood

Lynher Valley, east Cornwall: They wind downhill, near to where we visited our paternal grandfather, hedge-banks dripping with moss, pennywort and ferns

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Country diary: A bright afternoon amid the wintry gloom

St Dominic, Tamar Valley, Cornwall: Ewes are inquisitive in the lowering sun, while glossy pennywort enlivens the shady lanes

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023

Country diary: Pear and cherry trees are already blooming

St Dominic, Tamar Valley, Cornwall: Chiffchaffs and primrose are in glorious fettle, and my sister’s orchard is bursting into life, one tree at a time

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2023

Country diary: Rambling with an eye on railway lines

Calstock, Tamar Valley: On this unusually clear morning, the sun glistens on dewy pastures

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Co Down mum 'frustrated' as transport issues force her son to miss four days of school

"I've been telling him he'll be seeing his friends at school and getting his wee schoolbag out only to have to put it away again."

Belfast Live · Sep 6, 2022

Country diary: A calm coastal scene, but the heat is taking its toll here

Boscastle, Cornwall: A few daredevils cool off in the sea, while some of the vegetation is losing its colour

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2022