The Quest for England
People often ask why I generally don’t attempt to film in the rain. I scream, ‘Water on the lens, silly!’ So today, I wanted to do a test. How much water actually falls on the lens of a GoPro 8 camera. The camera is waterproof, so I am not worried about rain drops getting into […]
Today I am off into the woodland called Fair Mile Bottom near Arundel in West Sussex. I have a project I want to tell you about and needed to find a suitable piece of woodland to do the explanation. It is winter as I record this, but all ready there are shoots coming through the […]
The lovely Julia and I have popped over to Lewes to visit Kym Murden, the herbalist lady, who has agreed to take us on a short walk in search of herbs. We are walking over the South Downs just north of Lewes in East Sussex, not only looking for health giving plants, but also exploring […]
Today I take a look the fabulous restored windmill near Hassocks, in East Sussex, called Oldland Mill. Oldland Windmill was built c.1700 (the earliest record of a windmill in the area dates from 1703). It was originally an open trestle mill, with the roundhouse being added later. Records show that a mill stood in Keymer […]
Today I meet up with Julian Humphrys who works for the Battlefield’s Trust, and together we are taking a stroll around the fields close to the charming village of Cheriton in Hampshire. For here, in 1644, a terrible battle took place at the beginning of the English Civil War. Find out more about the Battlefield’s […]
A round up of the weeks explorations and videos and a look at what’s coming up. I put up a 10-minute video based on heritage, landscape and nature every day. If you have missed any of them, do check the videos on the main Youtube channel. A please do subscribe and give me a thumbs […]