Westcountry Wildlife Diary

Wild swimming at Crazywell Pool

Crazywell Pool, Dartmoor While I'd visited Crazywell Pool on Dartmoor many times on walks and thought that it looked like a lovely spot for a wild swim, I hadn't yet done it. So at the end of August, the day dawned with a glorious blue sky and I headed off... Read more →

Wild Swimming at Tavy Cleave

While I love walking on Dartmoor, I also enjoy doing a spot of wild swimming and there have been a couple on my 'to do' list for while. Tavy Cleave was one of them. It's been on my list a while as getting to it is a bit of a... Read more →

Wild Swimming at Sharrah Pool

Floating on my back I felt the warmth of the sun on my face as the river’s current turned me in slow circles on my lazy drift downstream. A blue damselfly danced in the air inches from my face before joining others along the riverbank. Turning to watch them I... Read more →