A despatch from our story-writer-in-residence Penny Walker. 13 July 2026, Southport to Tarleton, 13 miles The air is wobbling over the flat land which grows pale brown grass out of grey-red soil.  Sweat and suncream on my glasses make me lose focus. I cannot make sense of it. Dry, bone dry, both sides of the flood

Point d’ouïe un brin dystopique, quoique que…J’ai entendu cet été, dans le parc voisin, se taire les voix des jeunes au cœur de la journée brulante, puis réapparaitre, timides, au mitan de la nuit, dans une fraicheur relative.Tout comme s’est tu le ruisseau attenant, asséché par un impitoyable et torride étiage.La placette voisine se réduit […]

From time to time, I do New York City things that fall outside my day job or bird blog, and I feel I would like to share them. It may be a walk, a scene in Central Park, or a museum visit. I still have this website.I often go months, if not years, upda...

Made of Walking Prosperpolder and the Future of Walking Arts Walking After the Walk The expression walking arts has become surprisingly familiar. Over the past two decades it has entered conferences, books, festivals, university programmes and European projects. It has proved useful because it brought together a remarkable diversity of practices that had previously remained

Do you like taking photos of plants and bugs and stuff? Join me and Rachel Kimpton for a Bio Blitz using the iNaturalist app at Grass Lake Wetland in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 15 at 9am! https://www.kennyneighborhood.org/events/august-bio-blitz/...

Those seeking the true throbbing pulse of New York City might consider braving ticks and poison ivy to hover over Source: It’s the Summer of Soundwalking. He Is Your Sherpa. – DNYUZ

In this issue, we talk about lowering speed limits, how we can make streets better for children, and upcoming consultations and events. We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting,...

When I read a review of Rob Cowen’s The North Road in The Guardian last winter, I knew I had to read it. A study of a highway? On foot? Yes! Of course I was interested. My first book, Walking the Bypass: Notes on Place from the Side of the Road, covers similar ground (forgive … Continue reading 38. Rob Cowen, The North Road →

Reading Maps plots real-world journeys from classic novels and films – Around the World in 80 Days, Heart of Darkness, James Bond, On the Road – on an interactive atlas. Source: Reading Maps – Maps & Travel Routes from Books & Films

We arrive in Emmadorp and walk towards the imposing long dike that embraces the Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe like an ancient boundary. Once we reach the top, near Emmahaven, a panorama unfolds that truly reveals the immense scale of this tidal landscape. The horizon seems endless. In the distance, we see a group of walkers

Look Park is full of the sounds of nature and human life — birds chirping, cars passing by. A new sound installation encourages visitors to consider the park in a fresh way through original musical compositions. The Etchings Festival, a celebration of contemporary music, is hosting the Sound Walk, its first-ever outdoor installation, at Look

Il faut, ou en tout cas, il est bon que les artistes agissent sur le terrain, de rencontre en rencontre. Remarque sans doute naïve, mais qui, pour moi, a toujours été un des objectifs centraux, motivant des projets à visées pédagogiques, ou a minima, développant une médiation constructive. Pour cela, des rencontres et ateliers avec […]