A retrospective blog in the series about a virtual visit I made to Shetland in 2019. I had booked my ferry, planned my itinerary, and, most importantly, arranged a series of walks and talks with Shetland women on the theme of ‘A sense of belonging’. Then the lockdown happened. NorthLink Ferries cancelled my ticket so … Continue reading Shetland – south mainland

La simple formulation du « paysage sonore » fait aujourd’hui débat, si ce n’est polémique.Dénonçant un concept flou, fourre-tout, des chercheurs et artistes, proposent d’abandonner la terminologie pour la remplacer par une autre, selon eux et elles, plus explicite.Le terme de sonosphère a été, par exemple, cité à différentes reprises. Néanmoins, le paysage sonore est bien ancré […]

Alan Cleaver is an author from Whitehaven, Cumbria UK whose latest book, The Postal Paths, looks at the routes walked by rural postmen and postwomen from the 1850s until the 1970s (vans are now used for all delivery routes in Britain) and the lives of the posties who walked them. Alan will be on a

Wheatley Elm Wellbeing Walk, May 10th 2025 (2-3.30pm). A free community event beginning at Granton Crescent Park with some walking, art activities and gentle exercises. Part of the country-wide Urban Tree Festival, it focuses on our local trees, ones we go past everyday, and celebrates how brilliant they are.   Booking Link: https://urbantreefestival.org/wheatley-elm-well-being-walk Meet here: There … Continue reading Wheatley Elm Wellbeing Walk

The route follows in the Romantic poet’s footsteps, traces his life and celebrates the landscapes that inspired so much of his work Source: Poetry in motion: walking the new Wordsworth Way in the Lake District | Lake District holidays | The Guardian

Deep listening to the places we cherish can ground us, tethering us to the ecosystems we’re part of, laying down memories for a future that’s hard to imagine. Might these soundscapes help shape that future? Is it even possible to sonically rewild lands...

I (along with five others) responded to a provocation to respond to the spring equinox by making a walking artwork. This is the result (showing the six works in a 12 minute video). I hope you enjoy. Thanks to Kel … Continue reading →

Some places are so famous, so iconic, it might be said that they visit you long before you return the favour...

Thomas Oliemans came to New York to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. While he was here, he took a musical walking tour. Source: A Baritone Walks in Bernstein’s and Mahler’s Footsteps – The New York Times

Crab and Bee (Helen Billinghurst and Phil Smith) are joining us as part of their book tour celebrating the launch of Crab and Bee’s Matter of Britain Here’s the plan: Join us 2pm Sunday May 4th outside The Ascension Church, Stretford Road, Hulme.  Cra...

Idyllic scenery is just part of the appeal of a break that is also about sustainability, meeting locals and maintaining paths Source: Walking in Greece: helping to restore the ancient trails of Andros island | Walking holidays | The Guardian

I first met Matina Galati in a grove of extraordinary juniper trees on a limestone mountain above the Prespa lakes where I live in northern Greece. That day, I’d been walking with the Hungarian gar… Source: Artwork for Lifelines: Interview with Matina Galati – Julian Hoffman

Matt Trevelyan, formerly a puppet maker, made his lightweight costume out of polystyrene and bamboo Source: Why a man walked 53 miles dressed as a curlew over Easter | The Independent

This quietly brilliant series won’t make headlines, but it’s a soothing balm for the shrill times we’re living in Source: Pilgrimage is a shining example of why we still need the BBC

Marcheur écoutant, j’essaie d’envisager le geste de mettre un pied devant l’autre de façon ouverte, indisciplinée, préservant une part d’incertitude féconde.Les marcheurs et marcheuses, chercheurs et chercheuses, artistes de tout bord ont en effet, et parfois moi le premier, tendance à cadrer une forme de marche, une esthétique, une fonctionnalité, servant de balises à leurs […]

Yes, walking is recommended – solo, with a group, or with a dog. Source: BBC Radio 4 – Radio 4 in Four – Five things a 400-year-old self-help book has taught us

Inspired by the Manchester Ramblers, who campaigned on exclusion and the countryside, I’m also taking a stand Source: Walking the Pennine Way put everything into perspective for me, including my right to be here | Anita Sethi | The Guardian

Guide Des Garraham takes readers on a walk from Gospel Oak to Camley Street following the course of London’s hidden River Fleet. Source: Des Garraham walks the course of the hidden River Fleet | Ham & High

Walking in wild places – the “foot-to-ground” impact of walking stimulates us to adapt to change.

Officials in Silicon Valley are investigating and have disabled the audio feature on the pedestrian crossings. Source: Hacked crossings play fake messages from Musk and Zuckerberg – BBC News