Greetings to you all and many thanks for continuing to follow the antics of JonnieTaylorWalks. As we approach the season of hibernation, some have been asking if I have been in hibernation!! Noooo! But I have to admit after a year “off” from social media (as per my last newsletter) I have failed miserably to get back into it! Perhaps that can be a New Years Resolution??

Last October, for various reasons – personal, social, family, domestic, professional and recreational – I decided to take a year out from promoting my countryside activities business and from social media!! Mission accomplished!

As I write this there are subzero temperatures outside and, inside, the news is all about weather alerts and there is a general fear about introducing us to WINTER!!! This, for me, is a clear example of how detached we have become from nature. It’s almost as if we have become afraid of such things as the tide coming in, or night enveloping the day. Part of my traditional fight against the “winter blues” is to focus positive energies towards the natural and the inevitable.

22/07 UPDATE: The following was written last week but the op is now done and recovery is in progress!

Happy Summer Solstice to one and all! The longest day and a time when nature is at its most abundant: the trees are all lush; the flowers abundant; insects plentiful by day and by night; lots of youngsters afoot: roe fawns, badger and fox cubs, stoat and weasel kits, bunnies; not to mention the myriad of fledgling birds about.

Hello Friends,

I hope that Spring has sprung with you all and that you have accessed the great outdoors to celebrate!

I was very happy to be featured in the local VantagePoint magazine last month – the pages are reproduced here for your interest.

Dear Friends,

March on the Weald clay can seem a long month – the soil remains wet and cold and correspondingly some of the spring growth (especially in the vegetable garden!) is a little behind our neighbours on the higher, drier and warmer Greensand.

Nonetheless, nature marches on, driven by the increased length of daylight and the birds are well into forming breeding pairs.

Firstly a big welcome to 2022 and a big thank you for following Jonnie Taylor Walks and/or the Father Nature hq Podcast! I genuinely feel so lucky to be able to share my passion for the natural world and sustainable solutions with you all.