Recent content by Roger Gregory

These are really smart badges :biggthump and the handwriting on the envelope was far too neat :) Roger

The weather has been a bit weird this year. I was seeing sloes ripening in June! Lots of other fruit seems to have been held back by the dry spells and a lot of chilly weather in May (it was May wasn't it?). My secret countryside location apple and damson trees should be about ready for my...

I am not wearing a dress! All that soot..... :yikes: Roger

I shall be Peter's glamorous assistant at the forge :o): Roger

Are people intending to use tents, sleep up trees or just eat, drink and talk for the weekend without sleep? :) I'm just wondering whether to bother with a tent and go with the trusty old bivvy bag. But then it is South Wales in August so it will be peeing it down.... Roger

A few resolutuions which I know I can keep: Get some photographs into exhibitions. Go out into the woods and hills more often. Lose weight, or at least find a cure for shrinking clothes. Roger

A few favourite places, given the chance.... The Vaynol Arms, Llanberis pass - supping Guinness and swapping lies with departed friends, followed by sitting under the stars watching the satellites pass over while handing round a bottle of single malt.... The Forest of Dean in...

I have seen a few warnings around Exmoor about ticks. They can carry Lyme's Disease which is supposed to be rather unpleasant. The best tick removal tool I have seen is a magpie :D Again on Exmoor, I saw a magpie hopping up onto a sheep's head and pecking off ticks, then it hopped onto the...

Good to see you here Hoodoo! Roger

The trouble with the RAC and AA is that they are part of the road lobbby demanding that most of the country be turned into roads, the only green spaces remaining will be the roundabouts ....... ;) An alternative is The Environmental Transport Association http://www.eta.co.uk/ Their blurb...

Yes they are fierce little buggers! If you stand over a nest for long you'll see quite a few standing up on their back legs peering at you looking for a fight :D I'm not sure I'd advocate disturbing the nests or nicking eggs or larvae other than in a survival situation. To get at the larvae...

What sort of places are looking for in the Forest of Dean? It's one of my favourite local stamping grounds. In fact I was out there today from dawn until lunchtime. I didn't eat the local wildlife though, I came home for toasted cheese butties :-D Roger

I'm an Insurance Claims Adjuster and Project Manager, mostly dealing with US Pollution, Asbestos and Health Hazard claims. You at the back, stop yawning! :D Roger

Thanks Qweeg, just looked at the link. I might even be able to get to Malvern if Cheltenham is sold out. Roger

As someone who is similar in shape to Mr Mears I know I could never survive on 2,500kcal per day so I'm not surprised he didn't join in :-D I really enjoyed the programme, I'll look out for the next one. It's good to see that someone manaed to sell the idea of the programme to the...