Hoof hardy in the snow

The Helm, Kendal, Cumbria Why import Konik ponies as conservation grazers when we have good native breeds like the Fells?

When the snow began to fall I went out to catch snowflakes on my black gloves and peer at them, revelling in the beauty of each individual structure. When I do this, I recall how late in life it was - I was a parent myself - that I discovered how the crystalline structure of snowflakes could be seen with just the naked eye.

In 2015 I made another discovery. The existence of a path circumnavigating the lower reaches of the Helm, the crested ridge above Kendal and Oxenholme that frames the eastern view from the town.