Wild About Kinder Sarah Lister

Kinder Scout has a special place in Wayne’s psyche. When he was a child, his father would drive regularly along the snake pass. Due to unreliable automotive mechanics they often had to take pit stops along the pass. At the time he was reading passages of Lord of the Rings to Wayne and images of the misty Snake Wood and views of Fairbrook Naze made quite an impression on this estate kid from the North West. Since then, Wayne has had many adventures on Kinder Scout and he’s on a mission to represent this beguiling place in his artwork.
In this interview, Wayne shares how terrifying tall tales and snatch sightings of Kinder Scout from afar captured his imagination and ignited his curiosity. He shares with us how, in contrast, he feels when he’s having a mooch and an amble on Kinder Scout these days; what he learns about the landscape by drawing it and how an appreciation of the practice of historical and contemporary landscape artists informs his thinking, painting and teaching practice. 
Wayne is Director of Creative Arts at Redhill Academy Trust and Head of Art at Brookfield Community School.
This interview was recorded in four parts. We met at the Winter Gardens in Sheffield for coffee and lunch before heading to a Millenium Gallery store for a private tour of a selection of stunning landscape art exhibitions selected by Wayne. A few weeks later we met in Edale for a short walk on Kinder Scout where we recorded outside close to Jacob’s Ladder. Finally, we met at the Penny Pot Cafe in Edale for a sketching tutorial and lots of coffee! 
Wayne’s links
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/waynefallon/
Twitter https://twitter.com/MrWFallon
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-fallon-55586a269/
References
Millennium Gallery in Sheffield https://www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/visit-us/millennium-gallery/Paul Henry - Rain on the bog paintingRobert Macfarlane “Wild Places”Simon Schama “Landscape and Memory”Peak District Artisans https://www.peakdistrictartisans.co.uk/Norman Ackroyd http://www.normanackroyd.com/John Newland https://www.birchamgallery.co.uk/catalogue/artist/John:Newland/biography/Heaton Cooper Gallery https://www.heatoncooper.co.uk/Penny Pot Cafe in Edale https://pennypotcafe.com/
Recording dates
This interview was recorded at:
Winter Gardens in Sheffield and Millennium Gallery store on 2nd August 2023Kinder Scout on 28th August 2023Penny Pot Cafe on 9th September 2023
Host & Production
By Sarah Lister, About The Adventure
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Kinder Scout was Clare’s first ever walk in the Peak District and she’s been back many times  since then. In this interview she shares the joy that she feels while walking and teaching navigation here and what it’s like to bring other people here who don’t feel confident to explore alone.
Clare is a qualified Mountain Leader and National Navigation Award Scheme Course Director. She has worked in the outdoor industry for over 20 years. She began her outdoor career working as a walking guide for Exodus, and later for Walking Women. In 2016, she set up Navigation for Women to help women develop new skills, gain confidence in their map and compass reading and put these skills into practice in the hills of the UK. Having long dreamt about running her own walking company for women, she set up Her on a Hill in 2019 to offer a range of guided walking holidays, navigation courses, and guided day walks and workshops.
Listen now to find out what makes Clare feel wild about Kinder.
Links
Her on a Hill
Navigation for Women
Recording date
This interview was recorded at Madwoman’s Stones, Kinder Scout, on 16th June 2023.
Host & Production
By Sarah Lister, About The Adventure
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You can email sarah@sarahventurer.com to send in your comments and suggestions.
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Kinder Scout is a place steeped in memory, reflection and gratitude for Pete Wallroth. In this interview he shares his personal connection with the brooding landscape through family life, loss and grief.
Pete loved walking on Kinder Scout with his late wife Mair, eventually prompting them to move to Glossop so that they could access Kinder Scout more easily. After her death at 41 he walked many of the same routes with his daughter in tow and now carrying her little brother too. In his grief and recovery he began running and his first forays into trail and fell running were to retrace and run those same routes that had brought them to the area in the first place. 
Pete is the founder and CEO of the charity Mummy’s Star, set up in 2013 in memory of his wife Mair, to offer support to women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or within 12 months of having a baby. 
This episode is dedicated to Pete’s late wife, Mair Wallroth. 
Links
Mummy’s Star charity
Pete Wallroth on Twitter
Pete Wallroth on Instagram
Pete’s Kinder Scout story
References
Jen Scotney on Instagram
Glossop Mountain Rescue Team
Recording date
This interview was recorded near Crowden Tower, Kinder Scout, on 7th December 2022.
Host & Production
By Sarah Lister, About The Adventure

Contact the host
You can email sarah@sarahventurer.com to send in your comments and suggestions.

Get involved with the conversation
Send in your own Kinder Scout stories on the Wild About Kinder website and contact the show host to send in your comments, questions and suggestions.
Share your favourite episodes by tagging @about.the.adventure on Instagram @ABTheAdventure on Twitter, and use the hashtag #WildAboutKinder. Thank you!

How does Kinder Scout influence and impact the communities that live around it? In this interview we hear the perspective of a resident farmer in Edale. Andrew Critchlow shares fascinating historical information about Edale and Kinder Scout, his knowledge about farming, and his interest in land management. At the end he describes what makes him wild about Kinder Scout, and what his life here has taught him. While listening, you can experience atmospheric background sounds recorded from the area - headphones will be best for this.
Andrew Critchlow is the county advisor of the Derbyshire branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), and a part-time farmer. He lives at Shaw Wood farm in Edale with his wife Anita, in the same home as where he grew up. 
Andrew went to Edale school, Hope Valley college, Lady Manners sixth form in Bakewell, and then to Nottingham University where he studied Agricultural Science. He lost his father in 1986 so he took on the farm with his mother when he was 20 years old. He modernised the farm, expanded the dairy herd, and in 1992 took on looking after Grindslow House farm for the Noel family until he decided to step back from full-time farming in 2006. 
Since then he has been representing the farming industry and agriculture in Derbyshire, including his work for the NFU since 2012.
Reference
NFU
Kinder Beer Barrel Race
Correction
Andrew said the old sheep pens on the bottom of the moor were on the west side, it was in fact the east side of Crowden.
Recording date
This interview was recorded in Edale on 30th November 2022.
Host & Production
Host & Editor - Sarah Lister, About The Adventure
Art designer - Alec Boyd, The Northern Project
Supported by Peak District National Park
This project is supported by the Peak District National Park Communities Small Grants Scheme.
Contact the host
You can email sarah@sarahventurer.com to send in your comments and suggestions.
Get involved with the conversation
Share your thoughts by tagging @about.the.adventure and @peakdistrictnationalpark on Instagram @ABTheAdventure and @peakdistrict on Twitter, with the hashtag #WildAboutKinder.

How do you feel when you’re walking on Kinder Scout? In this interview with photographer John Beatty he talks about how he interprets what he feels in a visual way. He shares the story behind his collaborative book with Ed Douglas: Kinder Scout - The People’s Mountain. You’ll also hear about his childhood memories of walking here, which parts of Kinder Scout he particularly appreciates, and why he thinks it’s much more than being a place. At the end John describes what makes him wild about Kinder Scout, closing with a beautiful quote. 
John Beatty is a nature, travel and adventure photographer. He has ventured across the world, returning with stories of his experiences of the wilderness which few have encountered. His books include The Pure Land: A Celebration of Wild Places, Sula: Seabird Hunters of Lewis, Wild Vision, and Kinder Scout - The People’s Mountain. He also publishes the annual Wild Nature Diary for the John Muir Trust. John lives in the Peak District where enjoys walking and cycling among his home moors.
Questions
What’s special about this bench that we’re sitting on?Is there a particular part of Kinder Scout that you think is really special?What about the seasons?What first brought you here?How did your photography come into it?As a photographer, how do you take photos of Kinder Scout and what you see here?What’s the story behind your collaborative book about Kinder Scout?Do you feel like you lose track of time when you're taking photographs?Do you think you would do another similar book about Kinder Scout?Why did you choose the title to be “The People’s Mountain”?How have you captured some of the wildlife on Kinder Scout?Are there any particular challenges that you’ve had to work through on Kinder Scout?Do you consider it a wild place?Is there one photo in your book that you think best represents your personal connection with this place?What makes you wild about Kinder Scout?
References
Kinder Scout - The People’s Mountain
Links
John Beatty’s website
Recording date
This interview was recorded in Edale on 13th September 2022.
Host & Production
Host & Editor - Sarah Lister, About The Adventure
Art designer - Alec Boyd, The Northern Project
Images
Artwork photography provided by John Beatty.
Supported by Peak District National Park
This project is supported by the Peak District National Park Communities Small Grants Scheme.
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Do you look at Kinder Scout in awe, wondering how the landscape was formed? In this interview with Gemma Scougal, we explore some of the geological features and the stories behind them. You’ll also hear about her first impression of Kinder Scout, how her passion for the outdoors has developed, why she decided to qualify as a Hill and Moorland Leader, and how she communicates her scientific knowledge in an engaging way when leading groups. At the end she describes what makes her wild about Kinder Scout. While listening, you can experience atmospheric background sounds recorded from the area - headphones will be best for this.
Gemma is a professional geologist who, after a geology field trip to Castleton as an undergraduate, was thrilled when she moved closer to the Peak. She never gets bored of coming to Kinder; it’s full of wonderful stories to tell through geological, natural and human history. In 2018 she founded her side-hustle, WildWays, as a way to share her passion and enthusiasm for the outdoors with others, providing guided walks and navigation skills in the Peak District and South Yorkshire designed for all abilities.  As well as earth sciences, she loves running, road cycling, climbing and hill walking. 
Questions
How can you best describe your personal connection with Kinder Scout?How do you feel when you spend time here?When did you first come here and what was that experience like?How has your appreciation and passion for the outdoors developed?Where do you think is a good place for people to start if they haven’t grown up being outdoors a lot?Why did you decide to do Hill and Moorland Leader training?Did you already have quite a good knowledge of map and compass skills before you started?Where did your interest in geology begin?Can you share a bit of Kinder Scout’s geological story?How do you explain to people how the landscape has formed and what people can see?Have the boulders fallen down from somewhere?Do you expect this landscape to change over time?Can you explain a little bit more about what’s meant by delta?What’s beneath our boots when we’re walking on paths?Do you still feel a sense of awe even though you’ve studied geology and worked in the area?Why is this area referred to as the "Dark Peak"? How does it contrast to the White Peak?How do you bring your interest in earth science into your work as a Hill and Moorland Leader?How do people usually respond when you lead them on walks here?How do you communicate your knowledge in an engaging way?What questions do people ask you? What are they most curious about?Why is this a location that you think is particularly special?What makes you wild about Kinder Scout?
Recording date
This interview was recorded on Kinder Scout on 29th April 2022.
Host & Production
Host - Sarah Lister, About The Adventure
Lead editor - Gabby Wolstenholme, The Northern Project
Coediter and art designer - Alec Boyd, The Northern Project
Supported by Peak District National Park
This project is supported by the Peak District National Park Communities Small Grants Scheme.
Links
WildWays website
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