Walking Through Spring

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Walking Through Spring follows Graham Hoylands journey as he traces a new national trail, walking with the Spring from the south coast in March up to the border with Scotland, which he reaches on the longest day: the twenty-first of June.
In Walking Through Spring Graham Hoyland walks north with Spring, from the South Coast to the Borders, tracing a new national trail. He connects a labyrinth of ancient footpaths, marking each mile by planting an acorn and drawing a path of oak trees that stretch through the English countryside.

From dairy cows cantering and kicking their heels in lush meadows in the West Country, to galloping bands of lambs in the Peak District and secret green ways winding along canal tow-paths up the Derwent Valley, Hoyland draws inspiration from the vast literary landscape as he watches the season unfold across the country. Whether it is sailing a dinghy through the Lake District or taking in an otters point of view down the River Eden to the Scottish border, he finds himself engaging with some of Englands best nature writers, discovering the essence of the country and meeting Englands rural characters along the way.

What does Spring mean Is it really getting earlier every year Away from the streams of gleaming cars and motorways, can Springtime help us reconnect with the old England of The Wildwood and Pan

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This richly enjoyable book will entertain you on one page, enrage you on the next and make you get your walking boots on the third. I think it's the most effective advertisement for the countryside I've ever encountered. Daily Mail

Praise for Graham Hoylands Last Hours on Everest:

A towering work full of twists and turns Independent

Great book, great vision Brian Blessed

Author Bio

Climber, author and film director Graham Hoyland was the 15th Briton to climb Everest and during one of his nine expeditions to the mountain was responsible for the discovery of George Mallorys body. He writes for the Independent newspaper and worked as a BBC director on programmes such as Dragons Den, the Today programme and Around the World in 80 Faiths.