Mal Grey
A year of wild camps
A review of my year of wild camps, time spent living in the landscape, not passing through it.
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Mal Grey
Mar 5, 201911 min
The Perfect Wey to Relax - a rural idyll in suburban Surrey
I live in what many people would think of as a crowded corner of Surrey. Nearby, the major road arteries of the M3, M25 and A3 take...
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Mal Grey
Nov 1, 20189 min
The Seals of Chichester Harbour
The natural harbours of the south coast are unlike anywhere else on the incredibly varied and wonderful shores of the British Isles. Like...
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Mal Grey
Oct 6, 201815 min
The Rhinogydd - heather, holes, hills and high camps.
The Rhinogydd, known colloquially as the Rhinogs, lie between southern Snowdonia and the sea, making up the high ground between the...
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Mal Grey
Aug 27, 20182 min
Wilderness whilst Working
A few weeks ago, I wrote about finding alternatives to motorway services whilst travelling the country. Now I've started a new job, which...
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Mal Grey
Aug 9, 20185 min
High water in the Gorges du Tarn
Late spring and early summer paddling in Southern France is all about gently flowing rivers, and warm, friendly white water at a moderate...
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Mal Grey
Jul 7, 20185 min
Take a break - alternatives to motorway services
For some time, I'd been thinking how much nicer it would be, when on a long drive, to pull off the motorway and explore, rather than stop...
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Mal Grey
Jul 1, 20189 min
The Jungles of Surrey - the Hoe Stream by canoe
For nearly ten years now, I've been exploring the backwaters of my local rivers, especially the Wey. I've had some wonderful moments, on...
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Mal Grey
May 24, 20187 min
Reflections on the Basingstoke Canal
Basingstoke: a much-maligned town thought of as urban and boring by many. Canal: a stretch of water thought by many to be full of...
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Mal Grey
May 4, 20184 min
Giving a little back to nature, and getting even more back in turn
Last autumn, I started volunteering for Surrey Wildlife Trust. For years, I've been wandering the commons and woods which SWT manage in...
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Mal Grey
Apr 30, 20186 min
The Pirates go wild in Assynt
Every Easter, a bunch of friends and I, including a handful of kids, head out on an adventure in the Scottish Highlands by canoe. These...
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Mal Grey
Apr 14, 20186 min
The Glen at the Back of Beyond - Loch Glencoul
I don't know whether the translation is really true, found lurking on the world-wide-web, but it is certainly apt, this really is the...
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Mal Grey
Mar 21, 20185 min
When the snow comes...go paddling
So, the Beast from the East's little brother was on the way. Stories of doom and gloom abounded, and no doubt supermarket stock...
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Mal Grey
Mar 15, 20183 min
The Sound of Snow
Every year, old friends Steve and Nigel and myself head north for a week in the winter in search of snowy hills. We've been doing this...
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Mal Grey
Mar 9, 20184 min
A Room with a View – 2 nights at Uags Bothy
As the moon rose, full and bright, over the wild moorlands, the lonely ruined gables of abandoned crofts were outlined against the...
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Mal Grey
Feb 28, 20181 min
Bothy nights
Uags bothy lies on the remote Applecross peninsular, in the northwest Highlands. We're here for a few nights break from the winter hills,...
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Mal Grey
Feb 22, 20182 min
That one magic moment
I have this theory. Every single time I go out for a quiet walk, or for a solo paddle in the canoe, something will catch my eye that is a...
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Mal Grey
Feb 14, 20181 min
So, what's it all about then?
If you've explored the rest of my website, you'll hopefully have realised that I love the outdoors. First of all, I wanted to simply have...
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