Cultural Online resources

A selection (most from 2020) of some of the many wonderful resources that people have been putting online to help keep us interested, informed, involved while staying at home, including heritage, music, landscape, stained glass … More added from time to time … (But not updated)

For other resources, see three other posts: Online resources – heritage & the arts and Online resources – swim advice + exercise & health and Online resources – places, nature, wildlife Continue reading Cultural Online resources

Stay at Home resources for swimmers

Staying in (or at least at home) is the new going out, and loads of organisations are putting together useful, fun and interesting resources on everything, including relating to outdoor swimming, and to history, art, culture, wildlife…. Here are a few links, but most are now in three new posts: Online resources – heritage & the arts and Online resources – swim advice + exercise & health and Online resources – places, nature, wildlife Continue reading Stay at Home resources for swimmers

Swimming in clay and gravel lakes

Clay lakes usually have clean water. Some are used for formal swimming and other water activities, but most ban swimming. This is a plea for, and information on, making these beautiful places free for people to swim and enjoy responsibly and safely, with some advice on local conditions. This would bring a wide range of benefits. On my swim & explore trips over summer 2019 I had several lovely experiences of clay lake swims, formal and wild, and could not see why they were more dangerous than anywhere else, or why those risks could not be mitigated. Continue reading Swimming in clay and gravel lakes

swims and swim places, and related issues