On the trail of the Lincoln Knights (part three)

We took advantage of a rare dry day recently to finally finish the Lincoln Knights Trail that celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Battle of Lincoln and the sealing of the Charter of the Forest. You can, of course, complete the quest to find the 36 sculptures...

The BFG, Mr Men and a gecko’s echo…

Formerly known as Books in the Castle, this year’s Newark Book Festival (July 15th and 16th) was rebranded, revamped and a resounding success. With a last minute change to the mini ones weekend schedule we headed to Newark on Saturday instead of Sunday as...

#30DaysWild Day 30 – Tattershall bats

We were going to go camping this weekend but the adverse weather forecast earlier in the week made us decide it was not the right time for Faith’s first foray into canvas living. It has, of course, mainly been a lovely day after all and the weekend looks set to...

Newark Book Festival 2017

The biggest ever Newark Book Festival promises to transform the Nottinghamshire town into a land of adventure and heroes during the event’s weekend of July 15th and 16th. Back for its third year, more than 100 authors, artists, entertainers, wordsmiths and...

#30DaysWild Day 27 – I’m Not Cute!

Tonight’s storytime was I’m Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen. Baby owl takes a walk through the forest and encounters other woodland animals who all think he’s cute and fluffy. Baby owl disagrees.  Vehemently.  He thinks he’s a “huge and scary...