In the footsteps of zombies

Jim Perrin recalls a short season picking apples below a serpentine ridge squeezed between rivers

I was up in Aviemore recently for a spot of Winter Munro bagging and general Highland tomfoolery. As always I ended up buying a couple of books while I was there and am currently working my way to the

Traces of a Roman fort and a grave with a poignant back story characterise this walk west of Skipton

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

■Distance: 5 miles/8km ■Time: 3 hours ■Grade: Moderate

WHEN the Campbell laird Sir Duncan planted part of his estate on Drummond Hill with oak, birch and Scots pines, it came with a serious warning. Anyone who was caught damaging the trees would face a fi