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They Don't Make 'Em Like This Any More: Sherkin Island, West Cork 27th September 2010

Sometimes, getting there is the thing. We were lucky with our camping trip to Sherkin because the only camp site in the West Cork area that was open was Eagle Point Camping and they were only open because the people who were there already wanted to stay on another night. Anyway, I challenge anyone not to [...]

Mystic Woods In the Heart of the National Park

September 15th 2009

In Killarney there are many hidden parts of the wilderness that no one except the locals get to see. The Rhodendron infestation of the last century is partially responsible for this. Also the fact these places are so far away from roads and across damp bogs on rough terrain doesn’t help [...]

Nature - My Credentials

As a child of the universe, I am able to communicate with the natural world through my being. How does that sound for a beginning? Good enough. When I was young living in Wales, my parents would often take us on weekend trips into the Cambrian Mountains. I lose track of how many we climbed [...]