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Adam, Outdoors
@walkingwithdaddy.com
Middle-aged dad of daughters, working to inspire in them a love of nature, and a passion for sustainability.

Bit obsessed by Ospreys.

Sporadic blogger: https://walkingwithdaddy.com/
Started reading: The Return of the Grey Partridge by Roger Morgan-Grenville 📚
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Started reading: Time and Tide by Fiona Stafford 📚
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fungi season. The woods were full of them yesterday.
October 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"And then autumn is motorway rain and the dirty courts of service stations, greys and greases and the smeared crimson brake lights streaming into junctions, and days that seem to shut themselves down, disgusted and forgettable."

— Horatio Clare in Autumn, edited by Melissa Harrison 📚
October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Started reading: Autumn by Melissa Harrison 📚
October 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Been doing a little fiddling with the theme on Walking With Daddy, now it’s all @ghost.org 6.0 compliant.

Feeling very happy with it.

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Walking With Daddy
A blog about instilling a love of nature and the great outdoors into my daughters.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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WTF @wordpress.org – cmd+K to insert a link, as it has been for years, still visible in the toolbar tooltips, but when I type it I get this? Tell me this is a "me" problem and I can fix it myself, please.
August 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business.
August 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Spending some quality late summer time with my girls and the local nature reserve.
Late Summer at Woods Mill
Secret dens and dirty hands at the Sussex nature reserve
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August 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Started reading: The Hard Way by Susannah Walker 📚

I think I’ll pass it on to my eldest daughter when I’m done.
The Hard Way
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August 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Stunning work there, Mr Spider.
August 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Currently reading: The Accidental Garden by Richard Mabey 📚

Starting to work my way through the Wainwright Prize shortlist.
The Accidental Garden
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August 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Anna Wintour leaving Vogue:

"Vogue editor-in-chief of 37 years and fashion mogul icon Anna Wintour will step down after the magazine’s next cover release. The inspiration for The Devil Wears Prada will conti... https://fieldnotes.walkingwithdaddy.com/2025/06/27/anna-wintour-leaving-vogue-vogue.html
Social media floored by Anna Wintour leaving Vogue: "Recession indicator"
"The fashion version of Beyoncé quitting music."
www.dailydot.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers:

"At its simplest level, our job as artists is to respond to the human experience. But the art we make is a commodity, and our world wants things quickly, cheap... https://fieldnotes.walkingwithdaddy.com/2025/06/27/against-ai-an-open-letter.html
Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers
To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …
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June 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Started reading: The Long Man & Friends: Sacred Sussex by Philip Carr-Gomm, David Bramwell 📚
The Long Man & Friends: Sacred Sussex
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June 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Started reading: The Cuckoo’s Lea by Michael J. Warren 📚

Picked up one of the special independent bookshop editions from the Steyning Bookshop.
June 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Stalking the storks at Knepp.

#mbjune day 1: Tree 📷
June 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A stork flying overhead at Knepp.
June 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Spending the morning at the @friendssouthdowns.bsky.social AGM. Important to have organisations fighting for these places - but also important to engage with how they’re run.…
May 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Started reading: Waters of Life by Tom Bowser 📚
Waters of Life
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May 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I do love a book full of beavers.

Just arrived, and I can’t wait to dive in…
May 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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We’re sorry to hear that Henley Swim has stopped trading and won’t be running events this year.

Today we’re thinking of the swimmers missing out on an iconic event, and the Henley Swim team we’ve enjoyed working alongside.

theriverstrust.org/press-releas...
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Rowan Williams on David Attenborough:

"There are people who seem to think concern for the natural world somehow sidelines characteristically human concerns. David Attenborough makes it clear deep attenti... https://fieldnotes.walkingwithdaddy.com/2025/05/04/rowan-williams-on-david-attenborough.html
Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM