Category Archives: Wildlife

An Uneasy Night on Cerro de la Salchicha

Posted on September 25, 2017 by McFadzean

SPENDING a night on the summit of a mountain, watching the sun sink into a splash of gold and the constellations revolve in blue-black emptiness, does have a romance and a sense of adventure about it. There is something raw … Continue reading →

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The High and Mighty Mines of Lújar

Posted on July 11, 2016 by McFadzean

A hard slog to the ancient mines on Sierra de Lújar, in southern Spain . . . Continue reading →

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Close Encounter with Wild Boar

Posted on July 7, 2016 by McFadzean

THE sun hasn’t yet risen above the eastern Alpujarras. The air is cool and fresh on the slopes of Sierra de Lujar. I lock the van and clump off up a track that leads, eventually and hopefully, to a high … Continue reading →

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Days like This, No 22: An August Bank Holiday Secret

Posted on August 30, 2015 by McFadzean

I HAVE resolved to leave my hiking boots in the back of the Mini Estate this August Bank Holiday and avoid the Lake District fells. The reason is simple. The roads will be crammed with Vauxhall Vivas, Morris 1300s, and … Continue reading →

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Washed up at Gibraltar

Posted on March 17, 2015 by McFadzean

DRIVING down the Lincolnshire coast I spot a promontory called Gibraltar Point. It has a national nature reserve with marshlands stretching out into the Wash. I reckon it will be a perfect place to stretch the legs for a couple … Continue reading →

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