Helvegen

Last November, in my post titled ‘Hi-bear-nation,’ I presented a music track by Norwegian group, Wardruna. I featured a further piece by them - 'Odal' - in my post of that name in April this year. Wardruna's distinctive style is a blend of age-old Nordic sounds and traditions interwoven within a contemporary acoustic environment. Traditional …

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Hedgerows – Our Humble Heroes

The UK is rightly known throughout the world for its rich and varied patterns of hedgerows, a part of our cultural and landscape heritage which ranks alongside great cathedrals, quaint villages and spectacular coastlines. Hedgelink.org.uk Since discovering the Pickwalks Facebook page recently, aside from prompting me to up my litter-picking game in and around my …

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