British Travel Journal | Spring 2020
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
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REWILD THE<br />
HIGHLANDS<br />
Trees for Life is a conservation charity<br />
dedicated to rewilding the Scottish<br />
Highlands. They have planted<br />
nearly two million trees, and offer<br />
conservation weeks where volunteers<br />
plant and grow trees, monitor wildlife<br />
and support other vital work which<br />
helps restore the Caledonian Forest.<br />
Stephen Couling is a volunteer<br />
week leader for Trees for Life: “I<br />
love the work we do, which I think is<br />
crucially important in trying to repair<br />
some of the damage done to the<br />
environment by centuries of poor land<br />
management; I love the people with<br />
whom I do this work – my Trees for Life<br />
colleagues and the amazing volunteers<br />
who come from all walks of life and<br />
many different countries; I love the<br />
places in which we do this work: the<br />
Highlands of Scotland.”<br />
“Our volunteers say that they<br />
enjoy doing something to help nature<br />
recover; they enjoy the community<br />
spirit that comes from living and<br />
working with like-minded people for a<br />
week; they love being outside working<br />
in all winds and weathers; they love<br />
meeting new people; and they love<br />
being so isolated and wild – away from<br />
phones and the internet – and living<br />
completely off-grid for a week. But<br />
above all they love ending the week<br />
feeling that they’ve made a difference.”<br />
“We’re drowning in stories of<br />
natural disasters – fires, floods,<br />
hurricanes, tornadoes, melting<br />
ice caps, pollution, plastics,<br />
disappearing animals and insects.<br />
These conservation weeks are small<br />
but important moments of hope.”<br />
treesforlife.org.uk<br />
GLENCOE IN THE HIGHLANDS, VISITSCOTLAND / KENNY LAM<br />
ABOVE AND BELOW: TREES FOR LIFE VOLUNTEERS<br />
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