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Findings: Looking Out from the Old Light
Inspired by Kathleen Jamie’s Findings, I head up Beacon Hill and climb to the top of Lundy’s Old Light. From the Atlantic horizon to the tiny tracks left by people and animals, I discover that even a familiar island has plenty more to reveal when you stop, turn your chair and look again.
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Two Years, One Portuguese House and a Lot of Unexpected Work
Two years ago we bought an old house in central Portugal with a vision for what it could become. Two years, plenty of unexpected costs, storms, building work and a lot of patience later, we’re finally starting to see that vision take shape.
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Traitors on Lundy
By the time you read this, The Celebrity Traitors finale will have concluded. Ten episodes of cloaks, candlelit round tables, murders in plain sight and people lying to each other’s faces in a Highland castle. I tried to keep up with watching the episodes whilst staying at our holiday home in Central Portugal. Watching The Traitors in…
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When the Past Lingers: Ghosts, Spirits and an Island
Whether you believe in ghosts or not, Lundy is a place where stories linger. This Halloween, I’m exploring the island’s eerie atmosphere, from whispered tales in the Marisco Tavern and strange childhood memories to shipwrecks beneath the waves and place names that spark the imagination. I’ve never seen a ghost on Lundy, but the island…
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Following the Birds South
Lying beside a cairn on Lundy, I watch aeroplanes and migrating birds crossing the October sky and start wondering where they are all heading. A week later, I’m heading south too, travelling by ferry and car to Portugal — although, as it turns out, a bird would be considerably faster.
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In Search of Lundy Cairns
Inspired by Kathleen Jamie’s Cairn, I set out to find some of Lundy’s cairns. My search led me across Acland Moor, to a place to sit, some unexpected thoughts about the landscape and a reflection on my own borrowed time on Lundy.
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National Poetry Day on Lundy: Finding Poetry in an Island Landscape
National Poetry Day comes to Lundy Island, with poems, haiku, island stories and observations inspired by the landscape, wildlife and people who have made Lundy their own.
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Watching Lundy Through Someone Else’s Lens
If you missed Our Tiny Islands when it first aired, or if you don’t use streaming services, the series is airing again on Channel 4 from 1 October 2026 Back in May, I nervously sat down to watch Our Tiny Islands and see how Lundy—and I—would appear on television. Now the whole series is being…
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Stonechat, a Lundy Quarry Song
A chance conversation on Lundy led to the creation of Stonechat, a song inspired by the island’s quarries, wildlife and granite history. This is the story of how music, landscape and creative collaboration came together in Smith Point Quarry.