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What Landscape Means to Me

What Landscape Means to Me landscapes (2008), 1, pp. 77 –81 © David Hey What Landscape Means to Me David Hey Old countrymen of my generation walk everywhere. What was once a necessity in the horse-and-cart era has become an ingrained habit. Even when I visit London I prefer to walk from St Pancras station to my destination if I have the time. That way, I remain mentally fresh and don’t miss a thing. Walking remains my chief recreation; I’m out of sorts if I don’t manage some sort of walk every day. I explore the Peak District endlessly and still manage to climb the highest fells in the Lake District twice a year. Mind you, I’ve still got a few months to go before I attempt to emulate William Wordsworth, who ascended Helvellyn when he was seventy. Despite the fact that his ancestors came from my native parish and so crop up continually in local studies, William Wordsworth is not the source of my interest in landscape history. My love of the Pennine moors and of the wood pastures of the adjacent countryside of south-west Yorkshire and north-east Derbyshire stems from the wanderings of my childhood and youth. A deep loyalty to my http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

What Landscape Means to Me

Hey, David
Landscapes , Volume 9 (1): 5 – Jan 1, 2008
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2008 Maney Publishing
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2040-8153
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1466-2035
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10.1179/lan.2008.9.1.77
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landscapes (2008), 1, pp. 77 –81 © David Hey What Landscape Means to Me David Hey Old countrymen of my generation walk everywhere. What was once a necessity in the horse-and-cart era has become an ingrained habit. Even when I visit London I prefer to walk from St Pancras station to my destination if I have the time. That way, I remain mentally fresh and don’t miss a thing. Walking remains my chief recreation; I’m out of sorts if I don’t manage some sort of walk every day. I explore the Peak District endlessly and still manage to climb the highest fells in the Lake District twice a year. Mind you, I’ve still got a few months to go before I attempt to emulate William Wordsworth, who ascended Helvellyn when he was seventy. Despite the fact that his ancestors came from my native parish and so crop up continually in local studies, William Wordsworth is not the source of my interest in landscape history. My love of the Pennine moors and of the wood pastures of the adjacent countryside of south-west Yorkshire and north-east Derbyshire stems from the wanderings of my childhood and youth. A deep loyalty to my

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Published: Jan 1, 2008

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