Stories
People, places and slow days
Weekend guides, nature, culture and the people who make the Midlands what it is.
Seven ways to slow down in the Midlands
A waterfall at dawn, a forest at noon, a fire by sundown, and nowhere you have to be.
A slow weekend on the R103
Skip the N3 and take the old road north: falls, history, lunch and a fire by sundown.
Where to see all three cranes
Wattled, grey crowned and blue: the Midlands is one of the few places where you can see all three in a single morning.
Reading the rocks at Game Pass
Why a shelter in the Kamberg became a key to understanding San rock art.