Continuing our celebration of spring and getting outdoors, leading travel writer for The Times – Christopher Somerville – capture’s the wonder of a walk in a perfect ‘fairy’ bluebell wood. ‘O, that lone flower recalled to me My happy childhood’s hours, When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts, A prize among the flowers.’ In this simple […]
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Spring has finally sprung; and what better way to get the kids outside at this time of year, than exploring the magic of a local bluebell wood? We asked top nature writer for the Guardian – Paul Evans – to capture an image through the medium of words of his idea of the perfect bluebell […]
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The bicycle: The most efficient form of transport ever invented. There is no wonder why millions all over the word use it. Where could your bike take you? In 2012 my bicycle took me 16,000 miles through 25 countries on 6 continents around the world. The moment I got on my bike the entire world […]
To celebrate the re-launch this week of 50 things to do before you’re 11¾, as chosen by the nation, we talk to impressionist, comedian and keen astronomer, Jon Culshaw, about number 27 on the new list: stargazing. What attracted you to astronomy as a child? When I was a lad of six I read ‘ […]
One of the most memorable things that emerged making Project Wild Thing, our new documentary, is the importance of letting children be independent and think for themselves. So I am really pleased that, rather than asking adults, the National Trust has turned to children all over the UK to ask what should be in the […]
April 29, 2013 – 10:30 am
Fear is an evolved emotion. It helps us to deal with stress relating to potentially dangerous situations. It makes hearts beat faster, adrenaline flow and bodies sweat. Fear is frightening – obviously. As we get older, we tend to like to experience our fear in small, controlled bursts: job interviews and moving house, for example. […]
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‘Stranger danger’ is often identified as a barrier to children spending more time outdoors unaccompanied, but, writes Chris Cloke, the NSPCC’s Head of Child Protection Awareness, a new NSPCC report published last week indicates that children are at greater risk of meeting someone who might harm them through the internet or by mobile phone than […]
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My experiences as a polar adventurer have given me a view into an amazing world that I would not otherwise have had the opportunity to experience. For most people, the environments I’ve experienced are places they may never get to see for themselves. This could be for any number of reasons. The most common reason […]
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April 23, 2013 – 11:04 am
My son Albie (4) is obsessed with anything sharp and dangerous. We have a knife drawer in our kitchen, towards which he consistently gravitates if ever he’s left on his own. We keep telling him that if he goes into the drawer again, sanctions will be imposed. You can imagine the sort of thing – […]
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April 22, 2013 – 11:07 am
“… last time we did that walk, the snow was blowing up to the dry stone walls making deep drifts with tunnels hollowed out at the field’s edge. The wind blasted the drifts making snow cannons over the tops and through the gaps in the walls forming deep drifts on the other side too. No […]
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