Hugh Craddock
@pannageman.bsky.social
Living in Surrey and working for the Open Spaces Society. Married with one horse. Posts mainly on commons and rights of way. Posts entirely my own.
We saw this fluttering around on a walk across Princes Coverts (nr Malden Rushett) today, and to our surprise, it landed nearby. It looks like a purple emperor, which would be a first, but aren’t they supposed to inhabit the tree canopy, not sit on the ground?
June 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We saw this fluttering around on a walk across Princes Coverts (nr Malden Rushett) today, and to our surprise, it landed nearby. It looks like a purple emperor, which would be a first, but aren’t they supposed to inhabit the tree canopy, not sit on the ground?
Wild camping lawful on Dartmoor: Supreme Court has the final word. S.10 of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 does confer a right to wild camp, subject to compliance with byelaws and restrictions. Blog on judgment: Wild about camping pannageman.craddocks.co.uk/2025/05/21/w...
Wild about camping – PannageMan
pannageman.craddocks.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Wild camping lawful on Dartmoor: Supreme Court has the final word. S.10 of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 does confer a right to wild camp, subject to compliance with byelaws and restrictions. Blog on judgment: Wild about camping pannageman.craddocks.co.uk/2025/05/21/w...
Restricted byway order confirmed for Twitham Lane near Staple in east Kent, reuniting for horse riders Woodshole Lane (RB EE269A) and bridleway EE28 with Staple Rd for first time in post-war era. The order takes the byway to the right of the hedge in photo. More: www.craddocks.co.uk/apps/twitham...
April 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Restricted byway order confirmed for Twitham Lane near Staple in east Kent, reuniting for horse riders Woodshole Lane (RB EE269A) and bridleway EE28 with Staple Rd for first time in post-war era. The order takes the byway to the right of the hedge in photo. More: www.craddocks.co.uk/apps/twitham...
How typical that a C19 landowner-inspired footpath diversion should be described in the language of ‘giving’ a footpath and ‘doing away’ with the old line, as if kindness itself. Even the ash surfacing was needed to show that the diversion was more ‘commodious’, yet longer. Plus ça change.
The Ash Path - The Old Parish of Nonington: a small place in East Kent history
The origin of the name “The Ash Path” is to be found in the minutes of a Nonington Vestry meeting of 1883. From the Nonington Parish Vestry minutes:-March 13th 1883: “Mr. Plumptre proposes to give a p...
nonington.org.uk
March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
How typical that a C19 landowner-inspired footpath diversion should be described in the language of ‘giving’ a footpath and ‘doing away’ with the old line, as if kindness itself. Even the ash surfacing was needed to show that the diversion was more ‘commodious’, yet longer. Plus ça change.
Not what you expect to see in Country Life: an article which explores the positives from public access to farm land (even if it ends up with a predictable bid for funding). Despite headline, the article has virtually nothing to say about a true ‘right to roam’.
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-f...
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-f...
The farmers who embrace the right to roam: 'Farming can be isolating... it’s really nice when we get people through the yard' - Country Life
Jane Wheatley speaks to a farming couple who actively encourage walkers to come across their land.
www.countrylife.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Not what you expect to see in Country Life: an article which explores the positives from public access to farm land (even if it ends up with a predictable bid for funding). Despite headline, the article has virtually nothing to say about a true ‘right to roam’.
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-f...
www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-f...
Rider’s horse falls through decking on Lincs bridle bridge: sues for compensation. Council says rider negligent ‘for not checking if the bridge was safe’.
Next time on the M25, do stop before a bridge to check it’s safe, using your civil-engineering skills.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Next time on the M25, do stop before a bridge to check it’s safe, using your civil-engineering skills.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Horse rider sues council after being left inches from death
Debbie Bull and her thoroughbred Rory were injured when the rotting decking they were using to cross the River Welland in Stamford, Lincolnshire, collapsed.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Rider’s horse falls through decking on Lincs bridle bridge: sues for compensation. Council says rider negligent ‘for not checking if the bridge was safe’.
Next time on the M25, do stop before a bridge to check it’s safe, using your civil-engineering skills.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Next time on the M25, do stop before a bridge to check it’s safe, using your civil-engineering skills.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...