Wight Wanders Blog

Click on links below for more details

Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing the therapeutic power of the forest

The Japanese Roots of the latest wellness therapy

Shinrin Yoku is a Japanese term and means, taking in the atmosphere of the forest or Forest Bathing
Developed in the 1980s and now become a cornerstone of Japanese hea...
Tue 8th January 2019

Michael Littlechild Charity walk for the Limbless Association

We met some wonderful people this year many walking to raise funds for various charities.

Michael Littlechild from York walked with two of his friends Rob Allardyce and Jonny Strachen around the Islands coastal path for the Limbless association in July. Website
Tue 1st October 2013

Summer Kaleidoscope of colour

This summer has been the kind we remember from our childhood with long warm sunny days.
On the Island September and October can still be warm and dry for a lot of the time due to our maritime climate.
It has been an amazing year to spot butterflies and moths there has been clouds of spec...
Mon 23rd September 2013

Wheatear Sighting

We walked along the cliff path above Thorncross near Brighstone this morning and spent some time watching a small flock of birds in a stubble field that at first we thought were skylarks at a distance. We took some photos and looked up what they were when we got home and worked out they were a fir...
Thu 19th September 2013

Pilgrimage Detour to St. Lawrence

When on a walking holiday around the Isle of Wight coastal path you can?t help but see the fabulous views, interesting buildings and varied landscape.

However, sometimes it is worth a detour off the route to visit additional places of interest.
Just outside Ventnor it is possible...
Tue 19th March 2013