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Jools

UK backpacker, striving for lightweight while body gets increasingly heavyweight. Completed all of the UK national trails while fitting in local day hikes and other multi-day trails both in the UK and overseas. Walked across mainland UK on five month 2500 mile 'Three Points of the Compass' hike in 2018

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A library for historians…

Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside An Illustrated Guide by Geoffrey R. Sharpe Wander the paths and tracks of this crowded country for any length of time and you will […]

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A library for geologists…

‘Fossils’ series by the British Museum (Natural History) These three handbooks were issued by the (then) British Museum (Natural History) in the 1960s in response to calls for inexpensive, simple […]

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A library for naturalists…

Mammal monographs I am sure that most of have a favourite animal. The sort of thing that if we see in the field, just makes us feel all the more […]

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A library for botanists…

Wild Flower Keys A week ago, I had pulled a photographic guide to flora off my bookshelf to share with you. However for those who want to take step into […]

Gear

Gear talk: A new purchase- Z Packs Duplex tent

So, with eight months to go until I set […]

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A library for ornithologists…

Helm identification guides Sadly, I only own a (very large) handful of the wonderful Helm Identification Guides. They are pretty pricey and due to my having another set of books, […]

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A library for those who hike in the shadow of giants…

Over the hills… by W. Keble Martin The Reverend William […]

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A library for historians…

The Early English Barn & The Kent Oasthouse by Charles A. Mcardell “When considering the medieval tithe barn or the monastic grange barn the grandeur of the structure, their sheer […]

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A library for geologists…

Lakeland Rocks and Landscape. A Field Guide by The Cumberland Geological Society “To know how the landscape has been formed geologically adds another dimension to our appreciation of the fells” […]

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A library for naturalists…

Naturalists’ Handbooks The Naturalists’ Handbooks series are specifically aimed at anyone interested in natural history, that lack specialised training in the subject. I used to have a few more in […]

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A library for botanists…

Wild Flowers of Britain by Roger Phillips “Seven years ago when my son Sam was five I felt that growing up in London he was missing the dirt and damp […]

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A library for ornithologists…

Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East by Lars Jonsson Birds of Europe, or ‘Jonsson’ as we used to simply call it, was simply the best one […]

Gear

A Library…

Three Points of the Compass seldom carries any book, beyond a journal, when hiking. Instead I keep a small library at home; to be dipped into on a whim, or […]

Food

Gear talk: Playing with fire, again…

Having played around with steel tins a few days ago, and come up with my Mk II attempt at a robust, screw top, alcohol/meths stove, it was time to try […]

Food

Gear talk: Playing with fire…

Three Points of the Compass has used stoves of various types, that have relied on a variety of fuels, over the years. In recent times I have become less fussed […]