Mind the green space
What is Mind the Green Space? Green spaces, mental health and exercise. Mind the Green Space is a podcast we created back in November 2020. It was created out of curiosity to learn and explore the multitude of climate solutions, nature conservation projects, outdoor adventure stories and what this all means for our physical and mental health. It has since become a platform to discuss the
We have become a community interest company and we have a new name!
Why Climate Explorers? We wanted a name that would reflect our mission going forward which is exploring climate solutions through eco-adventures and sharing them with the world through media. From the success of the Pedal 4 Parks impact campaign we decided to become a community interest company (CIC) to grow our mission to highlight climate solutions, raise environmental awareness and promote physical and mental wellbeing through eco-adventures
Looking Back: Motivations, Memories and Moving Forward
As July is coming to a close it’s hard not to reminisce about the beginning of the month when excitement was in the water as we crossed the finishing line in the Isles of Scilly. After finishing the world’s first cycle, it took some time for our team to slip back into normality… rumour even has it that Isaac slept for 14 hours straight! Over
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 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
Mental Health Awareness Week: Pedal 4 Parks goes Personal
“We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm. Some are on super-yachts. Some have just the one oar” - Damian Barr. Photo taken by Daniel Williams The NHS have calculated that by the end of December 2020 alone, there had been 1,392,002 people in contact with services, 966,998 of whom were in contact with adult mental health services. On top