Tag Archives: nature

“Away With the Fairies” – The Legend of Doon Hill and Robert Kirk

Posted on November 17, 2014 by moselman

As a child I spent many, happy summer Sundays sailing on my Dad’s boat at Loch Ard; a scenic forest-fringed loch, located in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park within the Trossachs region of Scotland. In 2002, this area became part of Scotland’s first National Park, Loch Lomand and the Trossachs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History & Culture, In Scotland, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Aberfoyle, Atlantic oak woods, Bonnie Banks, clootie wells, clooties, Doon Hill, Elves, Fairies, Fauns and Fairies, heritage trees, In Scotland, legends, Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park, magic and mystery, nature, outdoors, Rev Robert Kirk, sacred groves, spirit of place, The Little People, Trossachs, Trossachs Trail, woodlands | 2 Comments

Summer on the Schöttlkarspitze

Posted on November 4, 2014 by moselman

Nights are drawing in and the first serious gales and rain of autumn announce that winter is not too far around the corner. Although there has been a bit of an Indian summer here, in general July and August were pretty unsettled months here in … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Alpenpark Karwendel, Barmsee, bavaria, Bavarian Alps, Canoe Trips, Fischbachalm, germany, Isar, kayaking, Krün, Ludwig II, mountains, nature, outdoors, Schöttlkarspitze, Soienern Seen, Soiernhaus, Walchensee, Wallgau, woodlands, Zugspitz | 1 Comment

Summer Alm Adventure

Posted on September 9, 2013 by moselman

We spent the last couple of weeks of August exploring the alpine valleys, forests, lakes and villages around the Karwendel Alps on the border between Bavaria and the Austrian province of Tyrol. The alpine meadows in this part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History & Culture, In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Alms, bavaria, Bavarian Alps, bike trips, germany, Isar, Kawendel Alps, Krün, Leutasch, Mittenwald, mountains, nature, outdoors, Tyrol, walking, Wallgau, Wetterstein, woodlands | Leave a comment

Nature’s Children

Posted on August 14, 2013 by moselman

Keeping kids amused in the summer holidays can be a chore but you don’t need to fly your 4-year-old half way around the world to Disneyland to have fun; forget theme parks, computer games, TV and all the organised attractions … Continue reading →

Posted in Aachen & Euregio, Family, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places | Tagged Environmental Art, environmental education, families, Green Networks, nature, outdoors, Urban Forestry, wellbeing, woodlands | 1 Comment

“Scotland: Landscapes and Legends”

Posted on April 24, 2013 by moselman

For anyone in Aachen and surrounding area; I’ll be making a presentation at the Volkshochschule in Stolberg on the 16th May entitled “Scotland: Landscapes and Legends”. I’ll be talking about exploring Scotland’s wild landscapes on foot and by canoe (including many of the locations mentioned on … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, In Europe, In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Canoe Trips, Highlands, mountains, nature, outdoors, Scottish History, sea kayaking, spirit of place, walking | 2 Comments

“Baumhaus”: Radical art down in the woods

Posted on February 28, 2013 by moselman

In a recent summer, something very strange could be seen down in the woods at the “Dreilander Punkt” outside Aachen at the meeting point of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Weird shapes and constructions (featuring the most outrageous colour schemes imaginable), graffiti art and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aachen & Euregio, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces | Tagged Aachen, Dreilanderpunkt, Environmental Art, environmental education, Euregio, nature, Recycling, Sculpture, Treehouses, wellbeing, woodlands | Leave a comment

Tummel and Tay: Exploring Scotland by Canadian Canoe

Posted on February 22, 2013 by moselman

In an age dominated by road transport, most journeys these days involve jumping into the car. This was not however always the case; for our ancestors rivers and lochs formed the main communication routes through the landscape. On the River Tay in Perthshire, for example, log … Continue reading →

Posted in Canoe Trips, History & Culture, In Scotland, Wild Places | Tagged Aberfeldy, autumn colours, Big Tree Country, Canadian Canoeing, Canoe Trips, Dunkeld, Highland Perthshire, Highlands, history, In Scotland, Kenmore, Killin, Loch Faskally, Loch Tay, Loch Tummel, mountains, nature, outdoors, wellbeing | 2 Comments

Greening Urban Scotland: the Lothians and Fife Green Network

Posted on February 20, 2013 by moselman

One of the biggest and most interesting challenges that I’ve had in recent years has been the development of the Lothians and Fife Green Network Partnership (LFGNP). I was involved in the setting up of this project from its inception in 2008 (initially as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, In Scotland, Trees & Greenspaces | Tagged Central Scotland Green Network, CSGN, Edinburgh and the Lothians, environmental education, Forest Habitat Networks, Green Networks, LFGNP, Lothians and Fife Green Network Partnership, nature, sustainable development, Urban Forestry, Urban Greenspace, wellbeing, woodlands | Leave a comment

Setting up an Adventure Tourism Business: a case of bad timing

Posted on February 18, 2013 by moselman

Has it ever seemed like the day job is not quite enough ? For years I’d had a nagging feeling that there ought to be more to life than the 9-5 office job staring at computer screen. In some ways I was one of the lucky … Continue reading →

Posted in History & Culture, In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Wild Places | Tagged Adventure Tourism, Business, family, Green Tourism, Highlands, history, In Scotland, landscape, legends, mountains, nature, outdoors, Perthshire, spirit of place, walking | 1 Comment

Picos de Europa: On foot through Spain’s Costa Verde

Posted on January 16, 2013 by moselman

It’s mid January and at last we’re snowbound here in Aachen after seemingly weeks of damp, mild winter weather. During these dark, winter days thoughts start turning to sunnier months spent exploring Europe’s wilder places. I’m always amazed by the sheer … Continue reading →

Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Spain, Wild Places | Tagged Asturias, bears, Cabrales, Cantabria, Costa Verde, Europe, Fuenta de, Garganta del Cares, Llanes, mountains, nature, Northern Spain, Picos de Europa, Potes, Santander, trekking, Urrieles, walking | 3 Comments