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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 25/09/2026

This week’s Friday Walk turned into a country pub crawl. There are worse ways to spend a day: youtube.com/shorts/yl-dP...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 11/09/2026

A pasty in my pocket and a pint at the end: let’s go for a Friday Walk: youtube.com/shorts/-s1yy...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 28/08/2026

I visited two really nice (and very different churches) on my Friday Walk. The first was a sweet little tin tabernacle near the River Severn. The second was a more usual church with a dedication to a local English saint and amazing views over the valley below. youtube.com/shorts/34wHg...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 14/08/2026

A visit to a castle and a beautiful decorative church! Let’s go for a Friday Walk: youtube.com/shorts/mV_dK...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 31/07/2026

This is incredible! This bit of stone from Dorset has daggers and axes that were carved into it thousands of years ago. And the only other place in Britain you’ll find that is at Stonehenge! The past is such a mystery!

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 31/07/2026

I rescued a bird! And navigated cows and maize, and played a ropy tune on my whistle in a beautiful old church! Quite a good walk! youtube.com/shorts/mi_85...

Tin whistle notation which I’ve stitched into a piece of fabric

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 17/07/2026

If you’ve seen a better pub garden than this, then I need your recommendations! Let’s go for a Friday Walk 🍻 youtube.com/shorts/htfbJ...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 10/07/2026

A few weeks ago Charlie and I were lucky enough to be taken on a walk around the Stonehenge landscape by archaeologist Julian Richards. He writes the official guidebook for English Heritage so he’s the right person to be shown around by! youtube.com/shorts/n3mQF...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 04/07/2026

I made this print after coming across a 1610 map of Wiltshire that had a great drawing of Stonehenge in one corner. It was really accurate in some ways but also very odd, like a drawing by somebody who had never been to Stonehenge, based on a drawing by somebody who had been in person.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 03/07/2026

It was a bit wet but there was plenty to see! Eggs for sale, 2 railway crossings, dog roses and oxeye daisies everywhere, medieval tombs and great hassocks in the church, a glimpse of a stately home, a trotting horse, and a pint of ale at with a friendly face at the end! youtube.com/shorts/t9LcC...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 19/06/2026

Handmade signs, beautiful old cottages, a railway viaduct over a tranquil river, and a pint of cask ale for less than a fiver! Let’s go for a Friday Walk 🍻 youtube.com/shorts/iDoYC...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 10/06/2026

Wednesday: I love these little poppy seedheads. They’re so structural and decorative. They remind me of imperial crowns.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 02/06/2026

I made this new linocut print after a walk on a deliriously hot day recently. I realised how useful church towers can be to orient yourself in the landscape (and to guide you into a village (and the pub)).

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 23/05/2026

This week I survived an encounter with a horse, two geese and their goslings, and a thrush lividly smashing a snail against the road. youtube.com/shorts/g8DIn...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 15/05/2026

I realised on this week’s Friday Walk that if you’d only ever seen the name of the plant “cowslips” written down, you might think they’re called “cow’s lips”. Which is quite a horrible thought. Tiny yellow lips 🌼🐄 youtube.com/shorts/1Q3f6...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 24/04/2026

How do you feel about scarecrows? 👀 Let’s go for a Friday Walk! youtube.com/shorts/HgYsQ...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 18/04/2026

Beware the scarecrows of Marshfield (part 1)… Do not let this man look after your dog. If this woman sits near you, move away quickly and quietly. Whatever this man offers you, say no.

A scarecrow in the form of a vet (I think). He’s sitting on a caged dog.

A scarecrow of a woman with blonde hair sitting on a bench

A scarecrow of a woodworker, made of wood

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 10/04/2026

Lots and lots of blackthorn out there! Let’s go for a Friday Walk! youtube.com/shorts/77WMz...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 05/04/2026

I think what I’m trying to do with my work is to explore, document, and react to the landscape and folk culture of Britain as I encounter it on my Friday Walk. These are the first six of a new series of linocuts I’ve been making in recent months

Six linocut prints: a view from glastonbury tor, church open, the red lion, somerset, have you seen this creature, this way

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 03/04/2026

Who is that naughty little man? 👀 Let’s go for a Friday Walk! youtube.com/shorts/Hp9Ly...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 27/03/2026

Well, that’s my new boots ruined! youtube.com/shorts/dmJJY...

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Beth Lapachet 🚶‍♀️ ⛪️ 🇪🇸 @bethlapachet.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I just listened to the absolute unit podcast by @themerl.bsky.social with @maninthewoods.co.uk about posters on community notice boards. Probably don't get this in the midlands.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 13/03/2026

Birdsong, rushing water, good signs, daffodils, a pasty, and a pint. Let’s go for a Friday Walk! youtube.com/shorts/29hkr...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 05/03/2026

This sounds a bit exciting for people who are into standing stones 🗿

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 28/02/2026

I made this linocut print as a tribute to the hundreds of mysterious big cat sightings reported every year in Britain. Have you seen this creature?

A linocut print of a black leopard (or panther) with the words “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CREATURE?” underneath. It’s printed in black ink on off-white paper.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 27/02/2026

Come with me for a rather wet Friday Walk: youtube.com/shorts/G3Jcv...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 07/02/2026

At this point I think we should just accept that hedgehogs are our national obsession and change England’s three lions to three furzy-pigs (that’s hedgehogs in some parts)

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 07/02/2026

My collection of beasts in the studio

Four black cows, one made of card (with the word SOMERSET in white) and three made of wood

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 09/01/2026

This sign is so low to the ground it *must* have been put up by the hedgehogs

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 24/12/2025

Like mud? Then you might like this little bit I wrote for the Guardian

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 21/11/2025

Oh and this is the walk where I saw those hedgehog signs (and survived): youtube.com/shorts/hvxNa...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 21/11/2025

I’m genuinely starting to fear hedgehogs

A hedgehog shaped sign on a rural road that reads: HEDGEHOGS! AVOID!

A hedgehog shaped sign on a rural road that reads: BEWARE! HEDGEHOGS

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 13/11/2025

This is one of my favourite gates in a road of garages near me. I’m not a painter but if I were one then I’d like to be able to use colour and shape this beautifully.

A pair of decaying wooden gates, painted orange, patched with various bits of wood, and decorated with red signs and graffiti

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 12/11/2025

I really enjoyed the halloween episode of the @themerl.bsky.social’s podcast, Absolute Units. It features another favourite podcaster of mine, Mark Norman of @folklorepod.bsky.social. Have a listen here: merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

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Absolute Units - The Museum of English Rural Life podcast

Come for the big animals. Stay for fascinating and surprising stories about England's rural past, as told by our collections.

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 31/10/2025

That was a spooky walk! I very rarely feel uncomfortable on a walk but being surrounded by fog makes everything feel… other. A bit like walking in the dark, you just don’t know what’s out there. youtube.com/shorts/Qa0S_...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 24/10/2025

Scenes of bitter rivalry from the traditional English sport of electing a new vicar

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 24/10/2025

I made this little linocut as a tribute to the many wonderful handmade signs I’ve come across on my Friday Walk

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 24/10/2025

I had great light for this week’s Friday Walk ✨ youtube.com/shorts/lsMOT...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 17/10/2025

How much cider is too much cider? Let’s go for a Friday Walk! 🍏 youtube.com/shorts/hjo8C...

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 13/10/2025

What do you call this plant? A while ago I asked on here and on instagram what different names people have for this plant. A lot of people said Bindweed, Convolvulus, or Morning Glory. But I was surprised at how many names I was given that were similar to the one I know: Granny-pop-out-of-bed

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 08/10/2025

A very aspirational display in the window of a local charity shop

A rather handsome dummy with brown beard and long hair sitting in bed with a mug of tea, a book, and a computer monotor

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 07/10/2025

Recipe book update: When I first started this book, I foolishly cut out a few pages where I’d made some mistakes. This, predictably, destabilised the binding for some of the other pages…

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 06/10/2025

If you’ve always wanted to get into Iron Age hillforts, the first half of this video by @forestcollectiv.bsky.social is a really great, accessible introduction to what they are, and the varying forms the take: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qldg...

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How do you build a massive Hillfort anyway?

YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 06/10/2025

I made this drawing of the cosy little fields from up on Glastonbury Tor on my Friday Walk recently

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 06/10/2025

Monday: drying herbs and homemade curtains

Rosemary and sage hanging up in the window, which is clad in a homemade net curtain and a homemade regular curtain

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 06/10/2025

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How do you build a massive Hillfort anyway?

YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective

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man in the woods @maninthewoods.co.uk · 06/10/2025

I love the beautiful mottled reds in these mosaïcs from Rockboune Roman Villa in Wiltshire. They make me think of fallen leaves in the golden autumn sunlight. 🍂🍁✨ #MosaicMonday

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