Early Summer in the UK has seen a proliferation of plants flowering, and so many of them are purple! Here's a few I've spotted recently: Two types of Clematis; a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup

Bluebells transform UK woodland in springtime. The carpet of intense blue under the opening tree canopy is one of our greatest woodland spectacles. It's not surprising that bluebell is one of the UK's

Walking at Carsington Meadows near Wirksworth in Derbyshire gives a real feel of man's effect on the landscape. What looks like gently sloping, slightly uneven pastures, becomes, on closer inspection,

The last couple of weeks in England has seen our erratic weather lurch up to 27c, plummet to 7c, then soar back to 27*c again for this weekend. Today we celebrated the heatwave by going for a walk with

On Friday myself, @danpaulson and some friends went to Nottingham Contemporary, which is a gallery and performance space, to see DJ Yoda's History of Gaming. Tommy K Events says: 'DJ Yoda has been leading

@danpaulson and I went to a great event at the Maltcross pub in Nottingham called Steampunk Sunday. For those that were wondering... Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that

My friend has the most beautiful tree in his garden. His house and garden is situated high on a hill over-looking the village of Wirksworth. The branches grow in the most beautiful and fantastic patterns,

Ever on the look out for new places to eat, me and @danpaulson tried the 'Make No Bones' vegan café in Sheffield and were very pleased with the menu. As you can see from the photos the food was colourful,

Myself and @danpaulson recently went on a day trip to 'steel city': Sheffield, in South Yorkshire. We frequently travel for hours or days on trips, so it was really nice to have a day to discover this

England's crazy unsettled weather continues this week, with deep snow, warm days, freezing temperatures, driving rain, dark skies and brilliant sunshine. Today was no exception, with the rain and the sun

Sheffield Winter Garden in South Yorkshire is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the UK during the last hundred years, and the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe. It is home

Narcissus are a spring perennial plant of the Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis) family. It's common names include daffodil and daffadowndilly, the flowers are generally white or yellow but can also be orange

Greentop is a dedicated centre for circus arts based in an old church building in the heart of Sheffield. It houses classes for adults and young people, professional circus artist development, and tailor-made

Orchids are perennial plants which last for more than 2 years, and I have had some of mine for around 8 years! They belong to the largest group of plants, Orchidaceae, and there are 25,000 orchid species

Looking through the trees towards Lose Hill and the sunset on a beautiful winter's evening. In the opposite direction you look through the trees towards the ironically iconic cement factory, situated in

Cromford Canal is part of our industrial heritage which also offers pretty walking routes with interesting buildings along the way. This is one of the restored canal boats which have been operated by Friends

So this thing called climate change has gotten our seasons in the UK a little confused. Just when we thought Spring was imminent we got a heavy dollop of the white stuff. England is not set up for this

We've just had a few days of work because of the snow. At first it was great fun, but then we got cabin fever and had to escape on foot for a good walk! I took @danpaulson to one of my favourite haunted

I love my orchids; when they flower they look truly out of this world! I have four orchids that flower at different times and it brightens up my house throughout the year. Orchids are perennial plants,

Winter may seem an odd time to crave a cold soup, but I suddenly remembered how much I'd enjoyed this dish when I had it in Bulgaria 10 years ago. An odd flash-back memory, but I just had to make it right