Forest Fungi
Helen Johnson investigated fungi growing in Dalby Forest, Yorkshire, for Dalesman Magazine Continue Reading →
Prehistoric life at Star Carr
For Dalesman Magazine, September 2011, Helen Johnson investigated discoveries at Starr Carr that could change our perception of life in the Stone Age. A little nearer to our own times, she saw Winston Kobylka, who is keeping traditional crafts of rope and canvas making alive in the town of Malton. And in Sedbergh, Brenda Sedgwick shares memories of a traditional farm milk round. Continue Reading →
What’s it like to live near a windfarm?
Helen Johnson tried to find out what it is like to live near a wind farm Continue Reading →
Dalesman August 2011, Rosedale Railway
Two local history groups are investigating the lives of ironstone miners in Rosedale, and their use of the historic railway there. Full article in Yorkshire Dalesman August 2011 Continue Reading →
Dalesman May 2011: Holgate Mill and Hackfall
Helen Johnson’s features in Dalesman for May 2011 are about a historic windmill in York, and Hackfall, a woodland landscape full of architectural follies and a haunt for wildlife. Continue Reading →
NOSTERFIELD WITH THE YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION
Helen Johnson met members of Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, at Nosterfield Quarry. The Union collects and shares data about wildlife in Yorkshire. Continue Reading →
THE HISTORY OF TIME, WITH JOHN WALKER, WATCH REPAIRER
Helen Johnson visited John Walker, a retired watch repairer, to learn about the history of timekeeping. Continue Reading →
THE YORK WAITS – THE BAND THAT PLAYED FOR 500 YEARS
York Waits is a Tudor band that plays on ceremonial occasions in the City of York. Continue Reading →
A Yorkshire Christmas
Christmas in Yorkshire is marked in the December 2010 issue of Dalesman Magazine
Helen Johnson pays tribute to those people who struggle through the snow to keep everyone else comfortable and safe this Christmas. Continue Reading →
Dalesman November 2010: recalling HMS Wensleydale
Dalesman Magazine for November 2010 remembers those who suffered in the War. Helen Johnson met Dave Allen, who is searching for all who served on HMS Wensleydale Continue Reading →