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Ever year as part of the outdoor education curriculum here at St. David’s College, Llandudno, Year 10 pupils undertake an expedition in an activity of their choice, usually choosing between mountaineering, trekking, caving, climbing and my (perhaps a little biased) favourites, canoeing and sea kayaking. The groups undertake training and help with planning as part of their school lessons, before heading out on a week-long expedition.
On 4 and 5 July 2026, paddlers across the UK will take part in the first Hunters Day, a simple but meaningful paddlesport initiative created to recognise and thank the hospice community.
Invasive predators can quickly decimate breeding colonies by eating eggs, chicks, and adult birds. One pregnant female brown rat can produce a population of 300 individuals in around eight months. It is vital that we stop them reaching these important islands
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Sea kayaking is a great way to enjoy encounters with wildlife, whether it’s puffins on Skomer, seals off the Orme or dolphins in Cardigan Bay. However, there’s one other creature that I’ve always wanted to see, and it’s unlikely it will happen on the Welsh coastline, and that’s a whale. To see these from a sea kayak requires a bit of planning, potentially some overseas travel and a good dose of luck. Which is how I wound up in Baja, Mexico last year, with a bag of poop on my deck, blisters on my hands and some of the best wildlife I’ve ever encountered. Oh, and with Pete. It was some of his poop I was carrying.
Ever year as part of the outdoor education curriculum here at St. David’s College, Llandudno, Year 10 pupils undertake an expedition in an activity of their choice, usually choosing between mountaineering, trekking, caving, climbing and my (perhaps a little biased) favourites, canoeing and sea kayaking. The groups undertake training and help with planning as part of their school lessons, before heading out on a week-long expedition.
On 4 and 5 July 2026, paddlers across the UK will take part in the first Hunters Day, a simple but meaningful paddlesport initiative created to recognise and thank the hospice community.
