The English Landscape

Imagine writing a recipe for the English Landscape. That's what I asked delegates down in Somerset at the start of the week. Here's a summary of the responses that I got on the day...

Ingredients
Green fields, rolling hills, trees, hedgerows, cows, sheep, tractors, listed buildings, landmarks, history, pubs, Olympic legacy, Jurassic coastline

Equipment
Varied and suitable for all conditions, OS map, sandwiches, Swiss army knife, Fullers' Guide to Rural Pubs, dialect phrase books

Instructions
Be prepared to travel through time, rural and urban, cold and hot

Serving suggestion
Cold, OS map, flask of tea, cheese, cream tea, bacon buttie

Recipe sheet is here... (for the Scottish landscape, but can be edited...)


Recipe for the Scottish Landscape from GeoBlogs

Here's one essential element, and suitable for today....


Image: Alan Parkinson


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