This month JD and Max head out for a wonderful short afternoon walk in Max’s childhood stomping grounds.

This month JD is joined by Robin Heath as they undertake a 6km loop on Big Moor just outside Sheffield. They are in search of ancient Bronze Age stone circles, burial cairns, and WWII remains.

In this dispatch JD leaves the mic running while falling asleep in the woods, during a heavy rain storm. Having rained for 24 hours solid before recording, the night continued in fine form. Sit back and listen to the woodland drinking in the first storm of Autumn…

In this dispatch JD takes to the water in an open canoe just after sunrise, to enjoy the still morning waters of Loch Affric. The glass black water broken into crystal by the paddle, each stroke moving a world under the canoe, is something to be experienced by everyone. Hopefully the recording captures even a small part of the sensation.

This month we visit the lesser trodden side of the Peaks, Bleaklow! This foreboding and impressive landscape is accessed from the Woodhead Pass, and immediately you’re into the wilds.

This month we visit the ever popular Malham Cove by way of an 18km round trip which sees us scramble up a Gorge and waterfall, hunt for ancient settlements, and wander past Limestone causeways. We visit one of the highest points in the area, which for such a popular area is often a quiet corner of the moors at Parsons Pulpit. The Cove has rose to fame again in recent years having been featured in a scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

In this dispatch we went out of an evening to catch a prey that had eluded Max so far…Chicken of the Woods! Although this chicken lives in a tree, and doesn’t need plucking before you eat it. As we covered the heath to an area of woodland that I had noted for being full of the fungus we were after we saw a loomed thunderhead coming our way…but what better backdrop to a supper under the leaves.

In this months episode we explore a spectacular shorter walk in the Peak District. We’ll be passing the waters of the Derwent and Howden reservoirs, famous for The Dambusters of WW2, and taking in the stunning views from Alport Castles. As one of the gems of the Peaks, Alport is the largest land side in the UK and when approached the direction we come from in the episode it is sure to take your breath away.