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Great info, thanks all. I found this video which some folk may find interesting. Nothing on werewolves though...

Well whatever you end up doing I wouldn't recommend a poncho in UK mountains.

I've been watching Alone (late to the game I know). It got me thinking about the importance of being able to hunt and trap, of which I've done neither. I've read about rabbit snaring though, and whereas most articles suggest placing snares between the beats (the beats being the flat bits where...

I hear you :)

I haven't tried this for a while. But I found that I got better results from small to medium sized horses hooves. I also stopped try to get the trama layer in one piece, and instead sliced the fungus as though slicing a loaf of bread. This resulted in smaller pieces of trama layer, but still...

Interesting about the honey, I guess the bees must accumulate it via the nectar, depending on what plants they are tending to. It won't be on my edibles list either.

Geoff Dann's book lists both species as edible. The site I linked to earlier describes Solidago canadensis as containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. I'd be interested to find out more.

My goodness it's way too hot to be out chasing plants, but I suffered for the cause. Based on flower size and leaf shape, I suspect it is canadensis. https://postimg.cc/rRNCYM8w https://postimg.cc/sMhPtYfL https://postimg.cc/nC7Cx07q https://postimg.cc/zLfzyjLt

So it is either Solidago viagaurea https://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/G/Goldenrod/Goldenrod.htm Or https://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/G/Goldenrod(Canadian)/Goldenrod(Canadian).htm I.e. Solidago canadensis Only one thing for it, I need to go for another run! In any case I've been...

I reckon that's it. Nice one, thank you! I'll get back to it hopefully, and study it in more detail.

No photo unfortunately as I was out running. But I came across a tall (4 foot?) plant which I had figured was a willowherb, and chalky moderately dry ground. Similar structure and appearance to rosebay willowherb and lanceolate leaves. But today it has flowered; a big spray of yellow flowers...

This is a serious and general issue that goes way beyond the subject of turbines and climate change. I.e, where do we generally get our information from and how do we process it? We should all absolutely look at the science and detail of things in as much depth as possible, but we also have to...

Wind turbines are neither clean nor cheap. But they are cleaner and cheaper than oil. Same applies to electric cars. Over their lifespan, they're cleaner and cheaper than petrol powered cars, contrary to what some skeptics claim. Green energy certainly isn't perfect but it's a step in the right...

Has anyone watched Chris Packham's the Earth series? I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts on it. I really enjoyed it, although I found the episodes a little disjointed. But it puts into perspective just how little time humans have occupied earth. I'm not sure that the argument that we've...

Yes, I always carry some cordage of that sort of diameter, but almost always I am camping in hills, far from trees. I never used to use trekking poles but increasingly I'm finding them useful for crossing rivers and bogs and rough heather etc. So it is no big deal for me to use a pole.

Thanks all for the advice, I'm now the proud owner of a hexpeak v4a, freshly seam sealed. I think it is my dream tent, I absolutely love it. The 3ul 4 season t door lanshan inner fits very well, and I've rigged it with a combination of bungee and microcord. In theory, it should all just spring...

Wow that's a great warning. Thanks for posting. A few years back I picked what I thought were edible, very minimal yellow staining, no discernable smell. I emailed a micologist and he said 'nope, yellow stainers'. I went back to them and put them in a plastic bag and had a good sniff - lo and...

I will do! :)

The more I hear about it the more I like it. I will try get the fly shipped from the German distributor.

There are always trade offs aren't there. Footprint is an issue, as well as things like pitching over heather and rocks which can make things awkward. But wind resistance is my main criteria as I will likely use it on hills in the spring/autumn/winter months. I think it was Outlawed Landscapes...