NATURE WALKS Soothe the mind with 13 slow, immersive rambles
Walking beside the River Nent, I’m aware of the constantly changing sound of water. It bubbles over rapids or runs smooth and peaty in the still places. The short grass at my feet is studded with mountain pansies and I hear the shrill piping of an oystercatcher.
“The high upland ridges are criss-crossed with the trails and paths Isaac walked ”
This North Pennine valley, where Cumbria meets Northumberland, is one of the many peaceful and lovely wild places on the 37 miles of Isaac’s Tea Trail, a long-distance path launched in 2002. The traces of past industry are sometimes well hidden, but they are here. By the footpath is a mound of mossy rocks and gorse where a
