A guide to walking & trekking in the Galloway Hills southwest Scotland UK. These hills offer almost unlimited access for walkers a rare freedom that has contributed to their description as A Walkers Paradise. A tract of rocky heathery wilderness interspersed by forest park these hills offer a varied walking programme from gentle waymarked forest trails to strenuous bothy-based treks. You can marvel at the wild qualities of the hills & follow the colourful & turbulent history of the Scottish clans & Robert the Bruce. The mixed woodland & moors support a varied wildlife including many species of bird & wildfowl red deer wild goats cattle & even red squirrels & lizards. Paddy Dillon describes in detail 33 circular day walks of 5 to 12 miles all starting from a car park & 7 longer more adventurous walks. All the walks can be linked with one or two others. Whichever you choose the Rhinns of Kells Rig of the Jarkness Nieve of the Spit Shallock on Minnoch Point of the Snibe Mullwharcher & Craigeazle are names to stir your imagination & inspire you to poetry. ...

This Cicerone guidebook by Italian walking expert Gillian Price offers readers 48 day routes on little-known but well waymarked paths in the picturesque Lakes region of Northern Italy. Hemmed in by awesome cliffs the glittering expanses of Maggiore Como Iseo & Garda have been visited by English-speaking holidaymakers since the days of the Grand Tour for their exquisite villas & lush gardens. Some visitors come for outdoor activities such as windsurfing & sailing. Yet just a few steps beyond the popular lakefronts lies wonderful network of footpaths offering delightful walking for all levels of experience & ability from a leisurely waterfront stroll to a demanding 5-hour hike into the Alps. Well-marked straightforward routes can be enjoyed on short or longer walks easily fitted into the space of a day. & every one of them can be accessed by the excellent local public transport network
- ferry train bus cable car chair lift or funicular. All routes are illustrated with the authors own clear maps & inspirational colour photographs with full information provided about accommodation & public transport options around each of the four lakes for easy planning.
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A guide to walking in southern Scotlands Lowther Hills & also the Carsphairn Hills the hills of the Solway coast Tinto & Cauldcleuch Head. The Lowther Hills offer high rounded ridges: windswept sheep-nibbled & solitary. However the tops are only part of the story. Careful exploration discovers the small hidden valleys the ?cleuchs & ?linns that give this range its particular character. Here you may meet a wild goat or find yourself involved with a small waterfall & a couple of feet of rockclimbing. Along the Solway coast are granite hills with all the ruggedness of the Cairngorms but hardly any of the height. Rocky-topped Criffel Screel & Cairnsmore of Fleet contrast nicely with the steep-sided grassy hills inland & with the gorse & beaches of the Solway coast. These 50 walks cover all the hills west of the M74 except the Merrick & Rhinns of Kells. In case of bad weather there are also a few woodland & coastal walks. ...

This guidebook is Volume 1 of a two-part set detailing 69 exciting & challenging routes to climb 139 Munro mountains covering the southern central & western highlands. Bound in a hard-wearing waterproof PVC cover it

Includes:: all the popular routes in these areas such as in Glencoe Lochaber & on Mull. The guide is ideal for Munro bagging or for walking information on such hills as Ben Nevis Cairn Gorm Craig Meagaidh or Ben More. The guide now features custom-drawn 1:100 000 maps alongside its outstanding colour photography & its comprehensive information on tackling this famous collection of mountains

Includes:: useful details on Gaelic names accommodation access & advice for making the most out of a readers time in the mountains. Volume 2 covers the Munros of the northern highlands & Cairngorms & explores the other 145 Munros.



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A comprehensive introduction provides the history of the Munros &

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After an introduction to the Lake District the route descriptions are clearly presented with the two-colour sketch maps facing the descriptive text
- so that the book can be carried flat in a standard map case. The walks average 12 miles in length but the more demanding ones are presented both as one-day & two-day excursions.
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A small child is making his way through the jungle first walking then creeping running leaping swinging & finally wading. As he goes he hears various noises
- ssssss grrrrrrr trump trump roarrrrr chitter chatter snap snap
- after each of which the page is turned to reveal the animal responsible. Text & artwork combine to encourage audience participation on the levels of both sound & movement
- & to create a guessing game. Julie Lacome has illustrated Sing a Song of Sixpence"; "A was Once an Apple Pie"; " Im a Jolly Farmer"; " Noisy Noises on the Farm" & " The Shape of Things"."


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A small child creeps runs leaps swings & finally wades through the jungle. As he goes he hears various animal noises the perpetrators of which are revealed on the following page. The torn-paper collage illustrations offer an accompaniment to this traditional rhyme. ...

Walking to Hollywood is a dazzling triptych
- obsessive satirical elegiac
- in which Will Self burrows down through the intersections

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Keeping pets is a lovely idea. When building a family they complement the kids. But what happens when things get out of hand? For writer & house husband Matt Whyman its a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children & all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife Emma. Just as Matt gets to grips with managing her two maxed out minipigs she falls for a miniature Dachshund
- the kind of dog he wouldnt be seen dead with. Hercules isnt big or clever but Emma is determined. Shell do everything she promises... From the author of Pig in the Middle.
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