by Keira Garrigan | Nov 4, 2023
This 107 hectare nature reserve should be on your radar for all sorts of reasons: sloping valleys with stunning views of the Chiltern Hills (especially lovely now that autumn is painting the trees in a gorgeous hues); 900 different types of fungi, varying landscapes...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 29, 2023
This working farm is just the ticket for a little adventure. Walk amongst the piglets (my favourite part) feed the sheep (animal feed purchased from the farm shop), stroke the lambs during lambing season, take a peek at the calves and marvel at the size of the...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 26, 2023
What a treetop adventure! I say this not as somebody who has watched from the ground but got involved – why should the children have all the fun?! Well organised, safe, lots of fun, a little bit terrifying with a big adrenaline rush. I genuinely felt challenged...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 22, 2023
Aren’t we spoilt for woodland walks in Oxford and beyond? So many on our doorstep to choose from. It may come as no surprise find out that Oxford was, from the earliest historical days, one of the best-wooded shires in England. This ancient wood is one of the...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 22, 2023
This playground in Combe is so good and it’s set within such a beautiful chocolate box village. I am desperate to immerse myself in village life; I have dreams of cricket matches on the green, afternoon teas in the village hall and summer fetes complete with homemade...
