Karl Bushby says he is prepared to swim the channel in order to complete his 28-year journey.

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Between the 5th and the 13th of July, people will be gathering across England to take part in a ‘Ghost Hunt’ in order to call on Forestry England to restore their local ancient woodlands. These are…

A selection of travel books that make great gifts.

My Definitive List of Books to Give as Gifts

Does anybody know any good slurs for redcoats?

A shameless theft of a brilliant idea by @semi_rad . Please do watch his original film, here: https://youtu.be/7SLadjqxhhc?si=et0epDjVK96TwCkg

People like you can help make our cities greener. Find out how to volunteer with Trees for Cities here.

The Northern Lights have been shining over the UK and there is another chance to see them Wednesday as Elizabeth Rizzini and Helen Willetts explain.

Support farmers and landowners to make space for water with more, easily accessible funding schemes. We call on government to commit to providing financial incentives to help farmers create & maintain...

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Max Roving, 27, has covered 20,000km in the last 18 months, crossing rugged and politically sensitive terrain by bicycle. He travels on under $500 a month.

Support farmers and landowners to make space for water with more, easily accessible funding schemes. We call on government to commit to providing financial incentives to help farmers create &…

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Alastair Humphreys: adventurer, author and speaker - Kent, England

An Evening with Peter Casey | 20th October 2025

🎞️ Full step-by-step guide on my blog: 👉 https://alastairhumphreys.com/can-camera Two simple joys: picking up trash and spending time outdoors taking photos. In this video, I combine both by…

From kitchen tables to bare desks (and even a cemetery bench): 12 writers from the Booker Prize 2025 longlist on their favourite writing set-ups

Join David Matthews on The Listening Walk as he visits all 200 Samaritans branches, raising awareness and funds to prevent suicide. Follow his journey and support the cause.

My Midsummer Morning - In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the…

Cross the world four times.

💬 1  🔁 0  ❤️ 1 · It was 10-12 years ago that I moved away from long, open-ended cycling tours towards shorter trips within the UK. This coincided with a lot of new luggage options hitting the marke…

Join us for an inspiring lecture on our 30 day journey to Arabia Felix in the 1927 footsteps of RGS Gold Medalist Bertram Thomas.

Al Humphreys challenges the idea that adventure requires going far, showing instead how exploring familiar places can bring discovery, variety, and fulfillment—while reducing environmental impact…

Exclusive: Data shows implementing English countryside legislation cost £69m over five years

Help improve our rivers. From 19-25th September, t ake part in The Big RiverWatch survey!

Report from group of MPs calls for broader access to rivers, woodlands and fields to improve connection with nature

The UK Fireball Alliance is hopeful walkers can stumble across the space rocks which fell in the Highlands in July.

We have a new website under construction that will be coming soon and reflect our new name (Wilderness Live) and branding, so watch this space!

5/5: What does an explorer do, used to regularly travelling to far flung and remote areas of the globe, when personal circumstances and concern about their impact on our planet mean they have to stay ...

Make a Camera from a Can

Grants for youth-led projects in the UK, aiming to empower young people to enact the changes they want to see, increasing access to local natural spaces, and improving understanding of their local…

The Artist Austin Kleon set a 30-day “Practice and Suck Less” challenge. (https://austinkleon.com/2021/01/02/30-day-practice-and-suck-less-challenge/) I am a big fan of habit calendars, getting out…

FOREST UPDATE 2025: In 2021 I planted a tree a minute, for 24 hours, on my mates farm. It was freakin hard work, but also one of the coolest, most rewarding days I’ve ever had. I made a film about…

This essay is also available on my Substack. Subscribe here: https://kevinkelly.substack.com/ In my professional life, I’ve had several bestselling books published by New York publishers, as well as…

Dan Pelzer died earlier this year at the age of 92, leaving behind a handwritten list of all the books he'd read since 1962. His family had it digitized, put it online, and now it's gone viral,…

Reflections from my 5th Finish of the Iconic Tour Divide

As firm believers in the transformative power of the great outdoors, our passion is to deliver safe, professionally led Duke of Edinburgh Expeditions.

It could actually make them safer.

What can be done about the UK’s deteriorating rivers and seas? For answers, look to European countries that have cleared up theirs