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Walking Snacks
Wight Wanders tips on energy snacks when walking
There are no rules on what to pack while you are walking but always pack snack items when walking to keep your energy levels to a maximum.
Snacks need to be light weight, easy to nibble, have a nutritional benefit and above ...
Tue 31st August 2010
Ventnor the hotspot for people plants and lizards
Ventnor Bay is one of the Island’s gems tucked away on the sheltered South East Coast.
Many walkers on arrival in the town could easily be mistaken into thinking they have arrived in a Mediterranean town. With its steep twisting streets cut into the hillside there is also a feeling of...
Tue 13th July 2010
All Things Bright and Beautiful
We have just got back from walking a section of Creeks and Coombs around Ningwood and Cranmore.
We spent some time watching a spectacular male Purple Emperor butterfly patrolling along a hedge line dipping down from a line of oak trees to feed on nectar from a bramble and privet flower patch. ...
Wed 7th July 2010
Isle of Wight Guided Walking Holiday
We have been asked many times if we could arrange guided walks on the Isle of Wight which would take in the best parts but stay in one place. This year we have take the plunge and put together our first guided walk. Over the last few weeks we have been devising the routes and have walked and then re...
Sat 19th June 2010
Blue is the colour.
Nothing illustrates the month of May more than a woodland carpeted with native Blue Bells. The native Blue Bell is smaller than the more chunky Spanish garden variety and with a more delicate perfume.
Due to the particularly hard winter the tree canopy has been late to come into leaf, t...
Sun 9th May 2010
