At its heart, birdwatching has a lot in common with the ideals and aims of slow travel.Walking somewhere with a destination in mind encourages you to see parts of the country you may have not even been aware existed.You see a very different Wales if you go looking for birds in Wales and as with walking, you’re always motivated by a sense of objective that can lead you into finding something interesting and unexpected as a result.Wildlife is a living,...

I understand the wariness, you reach a fork in the road and, map clasped in hand all you need is a little reassurance. Yet, being out on the hoof, negotiating you’re way through somewhere new, it feels that as you’re trying to find you’re way, you’re really in a constant state of discovery.When it comes to the solo traveller there have been common misconceptions, but it has to be said that there is no such thing as your archetypal ‘lone...

The Shape We’re InResearch from Public Health England suggests that a large number of the population do not manage to fit in 10 minutes of walking, once a month.The NHS has come back and stated that “we walk an average of 15 miles less a year than we did two decades ago, we’re 20% less active than we were in the 1960s, and those in the 40-60 age bracket are more likely to miss out on regular exercise”.The trouble with...