The Lollipop Tree on Salisbury Plain, photographed earlier this morning. The beech tree featured in the final scenes of 1917, the film directed, co-written and produced by Sam Mendes, and was shortlisted for the Woodland Trust UK Tree of the Year Award in 2025. #hiking

Longcombe Bottom, near Bratton in Wiltshire, earlier this evening. The effects of the dry summer are clear to see across Salisbury Plain, with much of the grassland now taking on a golden-brown hue. #hiking

A few photos from today’s hike on Salisbury Plain. Even though the landscape is desperate for rain, it’s still one of my favourite places to get outside. #hiking

Hiked 10 miles today, including both Fan Fawr and Fan Dringarth peaks in the Brecon Beacons / Bannau Brycheiniog. The current UK heatwave and the horseflies beat me today, though! 😅 #hiking

Not much sun earlier this morning, but the cloud cover looked amazing. #hiking

This is Wayland’s Smithy, a 5,500‑year‑old Neolithic long barrow which I visited today while walking along the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire. #hiking

The light covering of clouds drifting over Salisbury Plain this morning looked amazing. #hiking

Yesterday’s hike in the Brecon Beacons included a short stretch along the Sarn Helen Roman road. #hiking

A natural spring‑fed stream, enhanced with a bit of engineering. #hiking

View from Fan Dringarth in the Brecon Beacons earlier today. #hiking

Another amazing day exploring the Brecon Beacons today. #hiking

A few photos from yesterday’s 15‑mile hike in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. Incredible views, and so good to feel the weather warming up for the holiday weekend. #hiking

View from the Beacons Way trail near Craig y Fan Ddu, taken during last week’s hike in the Brecon Beacons. #hiking

Path leading to the summit of Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. #hiking

View from the top of Corn Du in the Brecon Beacons earlier this morning. #hiking

Earlier today I headed toward Bratton Camp, a large Iron Age hill fort overlooking the Wiltshire countryside. #hiking

Luccombe Springs, just outside Bratton in Wiltshire - the water here is so clear you can see every stone beneath the surface. #hiking

Enjoyed an amazing spring day on the Marlborough Downs yesterday. #hiking

Today’s 12‑mile hike included a small section of the White Horse Trail in Wiltshire. #hiking

Looking towards Picquet Hill in Wiltshire earlier this morning. #hiking

Today’s 20-mile hike included 7 miles through the restricted military training area on Salisbury Plain, with a walk through Imber - a village usually closed to the public. #hiking

Up on the northern edge of Salisbury Plain earlier today - amazing spring blue skies, but that wind was absolutely biting on the hilltops. #hiking

Looking south from near Tan Hill on the North Wessex Downs last weekend. #hiking

Yesterday’s hike included a six mile stretch of the Wansdyke - an impressive earthwork of banks and ditches running through the North Wessex Downs. #hiking

This stretch of the Ridgeway follows a route that’s been used since prehistoric times. It passes near the Avebury stone circle, a large Neolithic monument. #hiking

Today’s hike took me out to Fyfield Down near Marlborough, Wiltshire - a stunning landscape and part of the Avebury World Heritage Site. #hiking

A quiet stretch of the Wessex Ridgeway on the edge of Salisbury Plain - photo from last summer. #hiking

It looked like spring today, but the windchill definitely reminded me it’s still winter. #hiking

Covered 12 miles today on some amazing, easygoing trails. #hiking

Exploring the countryside near Luccombe Springs, Wiltshire. #hiking