Give Peat a Chance
Give peat a chance Why peat? Despite lacking the obvious beauty and charisma of the world’s forests, peatlands are just as important. They store at least twice as much carbon, even though just 3% of the global land surface is covered by peat. 10% of the UK is covered by peatland, and our wetland habitats support biodiversity and provide habitat for rare species of plants and animals.
“14 Days South: Over Sea and Land” – the different climate solutions we came across
In June 2021, a group of eco-adventurers began a quest to search for scalable solutions to the environmental crisis, as part of their mission to assist with restoring nature and diversity in UK national parks. Photo credit: Ollie Axon By interviewing experts in the field and looking at their innovative sustainable innovations and nature-based climate solutions, they worked on the production of an adventure film documentary called:
Day 14 – Conquering a World’s First Journey: The Isles of Scilly Water Bike Crossing
After 14 days, 1,200 miles, 60,000 feet of elevation and LOTS of food, the final day of the Pedal 4 Park journey has come. Across the two weeks of cycling we have experienced all sorts of weather, injuries and bike mishaps, but none of this mattered as the team rolled out of their tents at 5am ready to cycle across the water to the Isles
Day 13 – The Last Day on Land: Reaching Land’s End
Today our team completed the JOGLE leg of the Pedal 4 Parks expedition. Over the past twelve days they have cycled an impressive 1,200 miles on land, seeing the beautiful green spaces the UK has to offer and interviewing some of the people who are trying to make a difference. It was as if the sun knew today was an important day for our team
Day 12 – A Warm Welcome to Cornwall: From Devon to Newquay
This morning the team finally woke up to sunshine and the forecast promised much more! Today’s route would take the cyclist into Cornwall, the final county of the expedition! If you have ever travelled to Cornwall you know that the hills are constant. So although our team were cycling a shorter distance, they had around 3,500 feet of elevation to climb in one day! Sunny start
Day 11 – Misty in the Moors: Exploring Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks
Today was an exciting day of exploring our final two national parks of the expedition. Exmoor and Dartmoor are renowned for their difficult terrain and unusual weather conditions, both things that our team battled with today. After the heavy showers from the night before, none of us were surprised to wake up to the sound of rain on our tents. Nevertheless, come rain or shine
Day 10: Say Cheese! Journeying from Hay-On-Wye to Cheddar
The day kicked off to a hilly start, weaving into the Brecon Beacons as we made our way towards Cheddar, the birthplace of Britain's most loved cheese. As well as hitting our fourth national park, today was full of interesting locations and sites to take in. Now at day ten, the team are really feeling the stress of the expedition. Cycling 100 miles a day
Day 9: Back to the Countryside: Hard Hills in Hay-On-Wye
Getting up felt a lot easier today with the lovely breakfast offered by Rebecca and Maddie at the Durham Heifer Cafe. Cycling takes up a lot of energy and breakfast is super important to set off the journey right. Once topped up with yummy breakfast sandwiches it was time to set off towards Hay-On-Wye, renowned for its book festival and shops. Today we also crossed
Day 8 – From Chaos to Calm: Bike Fixes and Friendly Faces
After surviving the majority of the trip without rain, we certainly got our fair share today. From the moment we woke up the downpour didn’t let up, making for a tough start and some very wet tents! With the torrential rain, Sal made the decision to hold off getting on her bike to recover a bit more from her injuries. We would much rather her
DAY 6 & 7- Leaving Scotland: City Cycling and Disaster in the Lakes
On Day 6 the team sacrificed the extensive green spaces of the past week to cover a bigger distance and make a leap down the country towards the Lake District. The 95 mile route was mainly on road surfaces increasing the risk for our cyclists but also bringing home the purpose of this journey. We are lucky to have had a week immersed in nature,