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 it's 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 wouldn't be seen dead with. Hercules isn't big or clever but Emma is determined. She'll do everything she promises... From the author of Pig in the Middle
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The Watershed of Scotland is a line that separates East from West & divides those river basin areas which drain towards the North Sea on the one hand & those which flow west into the Atlantic Ocean on the other. It meanders from Peel Fell on the English border all the way to the top at Duncansby Head: over 754 miles (1 200km) through almost every kind of terrain. The Watershed follows the high ground & offers wide vistas down almost every major river valley towards towns & communities into the heartlands of Scotl&. Walking with Wildness leads the reader through breathtaking hitherto mostly unknown landscapes providing valuable advice for walkers on the way. ...

Packed with accessible geological & historical information the route of each walk is overlaid onto stunning aerial photography ...

Essential guidebook of walks & climbs in the Pyrenees with over 170 day walks multi-day walks climbing routes & mountaineering ascents. Covers all valleys & peaks on both sides of the border with France & Spain with through routes & peaks to bag as an introduction to one of Europes finest mountain ranges. Now in full colour with redrawn map & new photos the guide now

Includes:: three new districts
- Lac d Oo & the Circque d Espingo; Vallees de la Pique & du Lis; & Haute Vallee du Garbet
- & several new routes. The active walker trekker & climber is spoilt for choice. There are exquisite valleys & passes to wander day after day & summits of 3000m & more within the reach of most hill walkers. The landscape is full of diversity & contrast with Alpine-style peaks small glaciers deep gorges & more than a thousand mountain lakes. The range is also known as the flower garden of Europe & the wildlife

Includes:: various species rarely seen elsewhere on the continent. Since the first edition appeared in 1978 Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees has become accepted as the authoritative guide to the range & this new edition incorporates many changes & additions to reflect the boom in interest in the area. For centuries the Pyrenees basked in the mystery of the unknown. Unaccountably dismissed as holding little of importance to the climber mountain walkers ignored them almost completely. But all that has changed & the Pyrenees have now become the focus of attention for mountain activists of all degrees of commitment. Not just walkers & climbers but parapente enthusiasts mountain bikers white-water kayak buffs bird-watchers butterfly & flower lovers cavers & canyoners. As an arena for outdoor adventure the Pyrenees fulfills so many dreams.





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In 1612 ten Pendle Witches went to the scaffold. These miserable wretches & their supposed victims lived in the villages & farmsteads surrounding Pendle Hill. Though nearly four centuries have since elapsed the magical aura of witchcraft still pervades an area which is as wild & beautiful now as it was in King Jamess day. All the walks are circular & fairly uniform in length with an average of about 6 miles making them ideal as half-day family rambles. Access is easy along the A56 & A59 whilst the M65 extends from the national motorway network into the heart of Lancashire Witch Country. ...

In 25 carefully planned walks Walks in the Country Near London" reveals the myriad treasures that lie just beyond Londons urban sprawl. From easy rambles through apple orchards & lush pastures in Kent to more exhilarating rambles along Sharpenhoe Clappers chalk escarpments in Bedfordshire there is a walk here for everyone. Full-colour photographs capture each areas refreshing rural charms while clear mapping pinpoints everything from designated trails & stately homes to traditional pubs & cosy tea rooms. With characteristic humour Christopher Somerville guides readers along hedged grassy lanes across open airy farmland & through some of the finest historic homes castles & churches that England has to offer. Along the way he shares fascinating tales about the characters who trod these same paths throughout the centuries
- from persecuted Catholic priests making their way to safe houses under the cover of night to such celebrated figures as Anne Boleyn John Bunyan William Blake & Benjamin Disraeli. With a wealth of interesting anecdotes & intriguing information this is the perfect guide for history buffs & casual walkers alike."
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Twenty five circular trails range from five to ten miles long around some of the most unspoilt & spectacular scenery in England on waymarked public footpaths bridleways old coach roads & an occasional tarmac lane. Most routes feature a particular landmark viewpoint monument or preserved antiquity touching the more familiar long distance trails in passing but creating new viewpoints for the present from some perspectives of the past. ...

This book is one of six books in the new Lake District: Top 10 Walks" series. It is part of handy pocket-sized full colour walking guides written by experts for under a fiver. This is the perfect impulse buy. Other titles in the series include: " Lakeside Walks" " High Fells" " Low Fells" " Woodlands & Waterfalls" & " Pub Walks". This attractive & cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to Lakeland tarns in a popular pocketable format. With clear information an overview & introduction for each walk expertly written numbered directions large scale Ordnance Survey maps superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs & interpretation of points of interest along the way these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use." ...

This attractive & cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks to Lakeland waterfalls in a popular pocketable format. With clear information an overview & introduction for each walk expertly written numbered directions large scale Ordnance Survey maps superb eye-grabbing panoramic photographs & interpretation of points of interest along the way these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. Featured waterfalls include: Lodore Falls Aira Force Scale Force Stock Ghyll Skelwith Force Colwith Force Stanley Ghyll Force Tom Gill The Howk & Holme Force. ...

Joshua is thirteen. He lives with his mother & stepfather in Amarias an isolated town on top of a hill where all the houses are brand new. At the edge of Amarias is a high wall guarded by soldiers which can only be crossed through a heavily fortified checkpoint. Joshua has been taught that beyond the concrete is a brutal & unforgiving enemy & that The Wall is the only thing keeping him & his people safe. One day looking for a lost football Joshua stumbles across a tunnel which leads towards this forbidden territory. He knows he won't get another opportunity to see what is beyond The Wall until he's old enough for military service & the chance to crawl through & solve the mystery is too tempting to resist. He's heard plenty of stories about the other side but nothing has prepared him for what he finds... The Wall is a novel about a boy who undertakes a short journey to another world to a place where everything he knows about loyalty identity & justice is turned upside down. It is also a political fable that powerfully evokes the realities of life on the West Bank telling the story of a Settler child who finds there are two sides to every story. ...