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‘The Oxford English Dictionary’s earliest citation for “Chew the fat” is from 1885 in a book by J Brunlees Patterson called Life in the Ranks of the British Army in India. He implied it was a kind of general grumbling and bending of the ears of junior officers to stave off boredom, a typical partContinue reading “Chewing The Fat”

A new 187 mile walk split in to 14 legs exploring the highlights of the North Pennines National Landscape and UNESCO Global Geopark. The route is 301km (188 miles) long. Over the whole route there is a total of 6,876m (22,513 feet) of climbing. It is split into 14 legs (or days) of walking. TheContinue reading “The Roof of England Walk”

There have been a few breaks in the run (a few wars, injuries and life stuff got in the way), but i think this is 35 years of attending give or take. I’d put a few bob in to the prize pot for the bestest sheep this year to celebrate. I remain adamant that it’sContinue reading “Wasdale Shepherds Meet 2025”

A new waymarked railway station to railway station walking route from Sheffield to Manchester. The inspiration for the route is the ‘great escape’ that the steelworkers of Sheffield and the cotton mill workers of Manchester took at weekends to free themselves of the factories and smog and escape in to the countryside of the PeakContinue reading “The Steel Cotton Rail Trail”

Certain things happen in nature at certain times of the year every year. Adders emerge. Lambing. Swallows return. Calves. Vixens scream. Deer rut. And regardless of what means of communication you use year after year to try and get the message across, there are humans that will, without fail, exhibit the same inappropriate behaviour towardsContinue reading “Darwinian”

I went to visit a tent on Saturday (in the midst of Storm Amy). I didn’t start from a position of ‘stupid fuc*ing bellend camping out here in this weather’ I started from a position of ‘i bet myself a pound the person in that tent is pitched there in a storm because he needsContinue reading “Kindness Costs Nowt”

I were walking wee Archie on Big Moor when i came across a line of Fly Agaric I asked Danny @eastern_moors_partnership if he knew if these were edible ? Instead of a straight answer i got something about ‘drinking reindeer piss after the reindeer have eaten these mushrooms’. 🤷‍♂️ I just wanted to know ifContinue reading “Mushrooms and Reindeer”

Oh look, it’s that time of year again … The headline states that the stag attacked the human. However the article confirms that the primary issue remains one of humans getting too close … ‘A Tatton Park spokesman said: “The decision was made to close Knutsford gate due to a significant change in the redContinue reading “It Happens Every Year”

Championships Day at Longshaw Sheepdog Trials. Oh and fell race day too. Fair play to Liz @moorland_meat for feeding the what felt like 5000, including Archie who had his first go at black pudding. Lovely weather for most of it but the clag came in and made shepherding hard for the last few competitors. IContinue reading “Show Time”

I should probably have sat in a cool dark place after my 2+hrs patrol ranger womble round Big Moor this morning as it ramped up to about 26c.But didn’t. I should probably have sat in a cool dark place after the first ⛑️ call out of the day.But didn’t. I definitely should have sat inContinue reading “Payback.”