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Everyday Adventures
Real people and real adventures. Follow in the footsteps of our team of Everyday Adventurers – adventures that fit around your life (9-5 jobs, kids and dogs included)
Explore
For such a small group of islands, the UK boasts a virtually unrivalled diversity of landscape. Explore the beauty of the UK’s national parks and best-loved destinations
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Bouldering
With many centres in urban areas, even those without easy access to the great outdoors can head to a bouldering wall and practice their climbing skills in this friendly, social and inclusive activity.
Wild Swimming
One of life’s simple pleasures, wild swimming is not only a great way to connect with the landscape, but boasts many documented health benefits too.
Caving
There’s a lot more to caving than squeezing though dark, tight spaces. Explore some of the most stunning geological features in the United Kingdom, hidden right under your feet.
Hill Walking
The United Kingdom boasts a huge variety of mountains and hills – rewarding tired legs with space, solitude and spectacular views across the country.
From The Journal
A collection of adventure stories, guides and inspiration, focussed on the exploration and conversation of the natural environment in the UK.
Guides
Alder
Alder or Alnus glutinosa is a tree native to the UK, which can be found across most of Europe.There are many other varieties but this particular species is the only one native to the UK.
9 September 2019
Guides
Ash
Common Ash or Fraxinus excelsior is native to the UK. It is part of the family Oleaceae which Olive and Lilac trees also belong to. They can live for well in excess of 400 years.
9 September 2019
Guides
Common Hawthorn
Common Hawthorn or Crataegus monogyna is native to the UK and is a popular hedge tree. It lines many a motorway and country road, its blooms colouring hedgerows white in May and red with its berries in Autumn.
9 September 2019
Guides
Yew
English Yew or Taxus baccata is one of the UK’s three native conifers and is commonly found in churchyards. They can grow to be extremely old, in fact, the oldest tree in the UK is an English Yew which is thought to be up to 3000 years old.
9 September 2019
Guides
Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric or Amanita muscaria is famous for its bright red and white spotted cap, commonly depicted throughout popular culture, such as in the game ‘Super Mario’ and in ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
9 September 2019
Guides
How to help injured wildlife
If you come across an injured animal in the wild, you should know what to do. In this guide, we’ll explain how best to help an injured animal, who to call for assistance and which animals you can and cannot approach.
3 September 2019
A note from the editors
We had one simple aim when we put this site together: to inspire more people to discover their sense of adventure. This site is a curation of thousands of adventures which celebrate the beauty and diversity of the United Kingdom – a comprehensive but not exhaustive collection – after all, some places should rightly remain a secret.
We hope you enjoy the site as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
