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Robert Macfarlane

Arts Science World

The Eeriness of the English Countryside

Why do all those rugged coastlines, moors and stone buildings make England seem haunted?

Robert Macfarlane The Guardian Apr 2015 15min Permalink

Science

The Word-Hoard

The British and Irish have coined some fabulous terms to describe nature and landscrape. “Doofers” is the Scots’ term for horse-shit; “clinkerbell” means icicle in Hampshire.

Robert Macfarlane The Guardian Feb 2015 15min Permalink

World

Ice

An impossible hike in Western China.

Robert Macfarlane Places Journal Oct 2012 Permalink