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Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com

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UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

Sadly, this is absolutely necessary and I welcome it for at least 2 reasons: Books are personal, about sharing experience & exploring ideas - if you’ve read my books, you’ve met me. And a human author is *accountable* for what they/we write: we take responsibility & influences/money are traceable.

10.03.2026 17:24 👍 205 🔁 49 💬 6 📌 1
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A Look At The April Issue Of The Great Outdoors The theme of the latest issue of The Great Outdoors is doing more with less, whether that's keeping gear in good repair so it lasts well or ...

What's in the latest TGO magazine www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/03/a-lo...

09.03.2026 23:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace Kemi may be all in favour, but at least economic realpolitik is forcing her to take a slightly different tack

So Badenoch, Farage and Blair think the Iran war is a great idea? Hmm … | John Crace | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

09.03.2026 21:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Countries can rewild borders to deter invasions, says EU environment chief Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies ‘more hostile’ to cross

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

09.03.2026 18:20 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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INTERVIEW: Phunjo Lama: The Fastest Woman on Everest For International Women's Day, Anna Fleming speaks with the remarkable Phunjo Lama about her landmark ascents of Everest and her extraordinary journey – from a yak herder in rural Nepal to a...

UKH Articles - INTERVIEW: Phunjo Lama: The Fastest Woman on Everest www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/fea...

09.03.2026 14:49 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Meet the horses restoring Insh Marshes – one nibble at a time A herd of Konik Ponies are helping to create the perfect habitat for nesting waders. Rosie Beetschen meets RSPB Insh Marshes Estate Operations Manager, Thijs Claes, to learn more about them

Cairngorms Connect | Meet the horses restoring Insh Marshes – one nibble at a time cairngormsconnect.org.uk/news/180/37/...

09.03.2026 14:32 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The coffee doesn't taste any better but yes the quiet atmosphere does make everything feel nicer. I was probably there around an hour. I didn't check the time!

08.03.2026 23:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Tom Gauld on the haters – cartoon With a passion …

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08.03.2026 21:24 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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08.03.2026 14:52 👍 19244 🔁 5073 💬 715 📌 239
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‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’ Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection.

It's as if they understand and accept the facts and/or expert consensus on a given topic but set policy in the opposite direction to annoy the libs.

It's not just ignorance or a lack or knowlege. It's anti-knowlegde.

07.03.2026 15:40 👍 3184 🔁 824 💬 554 📌 141
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Campaigners push to protect chalk streams in Carshalton Campaigners say the eco-system rarity does not have enough legal protection.

Not just Carshalton..! Chalk Streams are rare and precious on a global scale. Pure and clean, they are wonderful habitats for all manner of wildlife, and the vast majority of them are in (southern) England.

It is our responsibility to the planet to look after them.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.03.2026 14:54 👍 49 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 0

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

08.03.2026 11:56 👍 4227 🔁 779 💬 288 📌 80
First use of the Fire Maple Star X1 Pro Cooking System
First use of the Fire Maple Star X1 Pro Cooking System YouTube video by Chris Townsend Outdoors

I make a mug of coffee in the woods! youtu.be/fcTCHiZ6oTY

08.03.2026 14:03 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

08.03.2026 13:23 👍 18 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
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Nice pedal up to 750m today before slogging through wet snow to Carn Bhac. Glen Christie was doing its best 'sunshine and shade' thing 🙂

07.03.2026 22:11 👍 42 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
View over woods to cloud-capped hills under a blue sky

View over woods to cloud-capped hills under a blue sky

View over woods to snow-covered mountains under a blue sky

View over woods to snow-covered mountains under a blue sky

The poster sitting on a log holding a mug with trees behind him

The poster sitting on a log holding a mug with trees behind him

View over woods to snow-covered mountains under a blue sky

View over woods to snow-covered mountains under a blue sky

Sunny and breezy today, clouds over the hills. A stroll in the woods and a pleasant stop for coffee. #Cairngorms

07.03.2026 22:16 👍 31 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Picture of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump with headline "Trump's just chosen Britain's next Prime Minister - he's proven Keir Starmer is finished"

Picture of Keir Starmer and Donald Trump with headline "Trump's just chosen Britain's next Prime Minister - he's proven Keir Starmer is finished"

The Express. Openly supporting a foreign power trying to subvert our democracy.

06.03.2026 13:48 👍 173 🔁 54 💬 21 📌 4
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.03.2026 09:35 👍 3630 🔁 1761 💬 227 📌 154
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UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable

Ensuring #FoodSecurity - surely a crucial government responsibility on which Westminster has been failing for decades

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

07.03.2026 07:49 👍 434 🔁 175 💬 19 📌 19
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The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay Photographer Murdo MacLeod patrols the snow with members of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, which has for several decades published a vital daily avalanche forecast for mountain areas

The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay | Scotland | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

06.03.2026 23:11 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Good god it was a real stunner today. Busiest I've seen the car park since the autumn, and can't say I was surprised. -3C this morning, warm sunshine and no wind, blanket snow cover above 900m and a high of just 6C in the glen. Where else would you want to be???? 😎 #rangerdailydiary

06.03.2026 20:38 👍 374 🔁 26 💬 5 📌 1
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Sheep are disappearing from our hills and our dinner plates Have we have passed

BBC News - Sheep are disappearing from our hills and our dinner plates - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 12:19 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour | Stella Creasy We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy

“Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour”
Stella Creasy

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

05.03.2026 17:33 👍 423 🔁 100 💬 28 📌 7
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Kemi is wrong about everything. Which is almost an achievement in itself | John Crace The Tory leader’s appearance on the Today programme was sheer madness – and comedy gold

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 19:41 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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UK Government confirms ban on sale & use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry shooting’ from 1st April 2029 Following the announcement from Defra in July 2025 that the Government aimed to introduce legislation by the summer of 2026 to ban the sale and use of toxic lead ammunition for ‘live quarry s…

UK Government confirms ban on sale & use of toxic lead ammunition for 'live quarry shooting' from 1st April 2029 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 17:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023 Oh dear. In this week’s edition of Shooting Times, ‘the official weekly journal of BASC’, there’s a three-page article all about trapping, apparently ‘balancing tradit…

Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/05/c...

05.03.2026 17:33 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Migration is part of what makes this country great.

We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours.

The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

05.03.2026 08:29 👍 2787 🔁 541 💬 58 📌 51
Reform fury as someone else wins
by Our By-election Editor
Tim Shipsink
The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost
comprehensively to someone else.
"It's totally unfair and rigged,"
said Goodwhinge.
"I shouldn't
be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost."
Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me.
Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X.
"We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families."
Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice.
They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green."
Reform leader
Mr Farage,
speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said,
"It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either."

PLUMBER DEFEATS
MATT GOODWIN

Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… 
I've stopped the cock

Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock

Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.

05.03.2026 07:35 👍 4367 🔁 1455 💬 92 📌 79
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The local elections are in 2 months and Reform UK are begging people to stand.

Recruitment must be going poorly, they’ve probably realised they don’t have enough former Tories to fill their candidate list.

04.03.2026 11:41 👍 910 🔁 256 💬 201 📌 33