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• Emergency First Aid
• EFA for Ramblers
• EFA for Horse Riders
• Survival Courses

Info

• Paganism
• The Pagan Year
• Yule
• Imbolc
• Lammas
• Summer Solstice
• Spring Equinox
• Samhain
• Beltane
• Autumnal Equinox
• The Horned God
• Wicca
• Areas of Beauty
• Cannock Chase
• Trees on the Chase
• Open Heath on the Chase
• Castle Ring hill fort
• Peak District National Park
  • Walk up Lose Hill from Castleton
  • Picture: Edale
  • Picture: Mam Tor
  • Walk: Kinder Scout
  • Walk: Baslow and Edensor
  • Place: Thor's Cave
  • Gallery: Thor's Cave
• Lake District National Park
  • Map: Contours
• The Berwyns
• Picture: The Berwyn range from the north west
• Picture: The Berwyns under cloud
• Picture: Llyn Llunclaws
• Picture: A view from the top
• Walk: Cadair Berwyn from the west
• Walk Map: Cadair Berwyn from the west
• Video: Pistyll Rhaeadr
• Yorkshire Dales
• North Pennines
• North York Moors
• Lleyn Peninsula
• Yorkshire Wolds
• The Countryside Code
• Qualification Route for Survival and Outdoor Courses in the UK

Plant Lore

• Seed Shop: Herbs
• A: Angelica
• B: Bilberry
• C: Celery (Wild), Chickweed
• D: Dandelion
• Dwarf Elder
• E: Elm
• Elder
• F: Fennel
• Fungi
• G: Goose Grass
  • Good King Henry
• H: Horseradish
  • Hawthorn
• I:
• Ivy
• J: Juniper
• K:
  • Knapweed
• L:
• M: Marram grass, Monks Hood
• N:
• Nettles
• Photo: Young nettles
• Photo: Nettles showing the flowers
• O: Oak
• P:
• Poppy
• Photo: Poppy seed head
• Photo: Poppy in flower
• Puffball Fungus
• Q:
• R: Ransoms, Rowan
• S: Strawberry
• Silver Birch
• Sorrell, Common
• Sorrell, Wood
• T: Thistle
• U:
• V:
• W: Watercress
  • Walnut
• X:
• Y: Yarrow
• Z:

Animal Lore

• List of British Animals
• Bear Species Overview (Ursidae)
• Edible British Shellfish and Insects
• Ant, Wood
• Limpet
• Sand Lizard
• Winkle
• Woodlouse
• Adder
• American Mink
• Barbastelle Bat
• Black Rat
• Brown Rat
• Common Frog
• Common Lizard
• Edible Dormouse
• European Hare
• European Mole
• Grass Snake
• Grey Long-eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus)
• Grey Squirrel
• Grizzly Bear
• Hedgehog
• Hoary Bat
• Hornet
• Mountain Hare
• Muntjac Deer
• Orkney Vole
• Pine Marten
• Rabbit
• Red Deer
• Red Panda
• Sika Deer
• Skomer Vole
• Slow Worm
• Smooth Snake
• Stoat
• Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
• Walrus
• Water Vole

Insects

• Hornet
• Red Tailed Bumble Bee
  • Photo: Red Tailed Bumble Bee 1/2
  • Photo: Red Tailed Bumble Bee 2/2

Birds

• Arctic Tern
• Barn Owl
• Blue Tit
• Canada Goose
• Carrion Crow
• Coal Tit
• Common Pheasant
• Common Tern
• Green Woodpecker
• Grey Heron
• Grey Phalarope
• Honey Buzzard
• Hooded Crow
• Jackdaw
• Mute Swan
• Raven
• Rook
• Roseate Tern (Sterna Dougallii)
• Sandwich Tern (Sterna Sandvicensis)
• Sparrow Hawk
  
• Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
• Woodcock
• Woodlark (Lullula arborea)

Bird Genus

• Aix (ducks)
• Alopochen (Egyptian Goose)
• Anser (Grey Geese)
• Branta (Black Geese)
• Cygnus (Swans)
• Sterna (typical white terns)
• Tadorna (Shelducks)

Survival Tips

• Route Planning
• Wind Chill Factor
• Psychology of Survival
• Jungle Survival
• Evading Trackers
• Insects and Parasites
• Arctic Survival
  
• UK Mountain Rescue
• Snow Shoes
• Desert Survival
• Effects of Heat and Cold on the Human Body

Canada

• Great Bear Forest

Outdoors Kit

• Manufacturers of Outdoors Kit
• Camping Kit
• Knives and Tools
• Navigation Kit
• Military/ Army Surplus Kit
• First Aid Supplies
• Canoes and Boats
• Kit Guides
• Suggested Kit for Spring-Autumn expeditions in the UK
• Expedition Food for Temperate Countries
• What to look for in a lightweight tent

Links

Books

• Books on Animals
• The Practical Entomologist, Rick Imes
• Top Wildlife Spots
• Field Guide to the Animals of Britain
• Books on Paganism
  • Practical Celtic Magic, Murray Hope
  • The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, George Frazer
  • The Druid Source Book, John Matthews
  • Sex Spells: The Magical Path to Erotic Bliss, Stella Damiana
  • Dictionary of Demons: A Guide to Demons and Demonologists in Occult Lore, Fred Gettings
• Mountaincraft and Leadership, Eric Langmuir
• Mountain Navigation, Peter Cliff
• Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers, Malcolm Thomas
• On Peak Rock, Geoff Milburn and Carl Dawson
• Complete Guide to Rope Techniques, Nigel Shepherd
• Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
• The Mountain Skills Training Handbook, Peter Hill, Stuart Johnston
• Essential Bushcraft, Ray Mears
• Food for Free, Richard Mabey
• Herbs and Healing Plants of Britain and Europe (Collins Nature Guides), Dieter Podlech
• Urban Survival: Essential Guides to Safety and Security, Chris McNab, Joanna Rabiger
• Touching the Void (DVD)
• Ancient Tracks: Walking Through Historic Britain, Des Hannigan
• The Face (DVD)
• Life and Limb, Jamie Andrew
• The White Spider, Heinrich Herrer
• The High Mountains Companion, Irvine Butterfield

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Walks

• Lake District
  • Haystacks from Buttermere
  • Whinlatter Forest
  • Langdale Pikes
  • West from Watendlath
  • Miterdale
  • Rannerdale Knotts
  • Low level walk in Eskdale
  • Glaramara from Seatoller
  • Cat Bells from the side
  • Sawrey Circuit
  • Buttermere
    • Buttermere Map
  • Muncaster Fell
  • Muncaste Fell Map
  • Top O'Selside
  • Top O'Selside Map
  • Latterbarrow
  • Latterbarrow Map
  • Coniston
  • Coniston Map
• Old Man of Coniston
  • Old Man of Coniston Map
• Castle Crag
• Castle Crag Map
• Sheffield Pike
• Sheffield Pike Map
• Scafell Pike
• Scafell Pike Map
• Ullswater Shores
• Ullswater Shores Map
• Loughrigg
• Loughrigg Map
• Western Windermere
• Western Windermere Map
• Gowbarrow Fell
• Map Gowbarrow Fell
• Binsey
• Map Binsey
• Great End
• Map Great End
• Redbrow Bank
• Redbrow Bank Map
• Green Crag
• Green Crag Map
• High Rigg St Johns
• High Rigg St Johns Map
• Scafell Pike via Lingmell
• Scafell Pike via Lingmell Map
• Black Crag from Hawkshead
• Map Black Crag from Hawkshead
• Illgill Head
• Illgill Head Map
• Peak District

• Kinder Scout from Edale
• Lose Hill from Castleton
• Ladybower Reservoir
• Dove above Hartington
• Wales
  • Cadair Berwyn

Picture Galleries

• Places
  • Lake District
    • Buttermere and Area
    • Watendlath and Surrounds
    • Miterdale and Area
    • Eskdale and Area
    • Borrowdale and Area
    • Coniston and Area
    • Windermere and Area
    • Bassenthwaite and Area
    • Scafell Range
    • St John's in the Vale
  • Peak District
  • Thors Cave
  • Dove Valley
  • Canada
    • Moss Covered Tree over water in Great Bear Forest
    • Close-up view of trees in Great Bear Forest
    • Tree weighted down with moss, Great Bear Forest
    • Tangled woodland in the Great Bear Forest
    • A lonely mountain, Great Bear Mountain
    • Humpback Whale Tail
    • Aerial View of Great Bear Forest
    • The view across the by at Port Hardy, Vancouver Island.
    • Polar Bear posing for a picture
• Birds
  • Barn Owl
  • Coal Tit
  • Grey Heron
  • Meadow Pipit
  • Woodcuts from A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, 1860
• Animals
• Adder
• Beetles
• Common Lizard
• Common Toad
• Grizzly Bear
• Red Panda
• Red Squirrel
• Slow Worm
• Spider Webs
• Walrus
• Butterflies