Holly

A hot brew on a mountain side.

So 2022 is looking like a great year for kit innovation and provided the country(ies) stays open, it will be a full year of adventures.

Robens Trace Hammock at the Wilderness Gathering

Just a little note: I pitched this slightly differently than how Robens recommend. See their video here. So in this video I test out the Robens Trace Hammock from the 2022 range, whilst at the Wilderness Gathering, a bushcraft festival in Wiltshire based at the Bush Farm Bison Centre! It is a festival for thoseContinue reading “Robens Trace Hammock at the Wilderness Gathering”

Tent pitch in the Lake District and a walk up Great Gable

I love the Lake District and I haven’t been back to Borrowdale since helping film Best Walks With A View for ITV. The weather was pretty warm and bright so we decided to head up Great Gable. Standing at 899m, it’s not the tallest in the Lakes, however the incline is pretty high as youContinue reading “Tent pitch in the Lake District and a walk up Great Gable”

Robens Challenger 2 Tent and 5 minute morning yoga

During lockdown 1 I obviously couldn’t go camping up in the mountains so my back garden was the perfect location for an overnight camp and morning yoga.

Robens Osprey 2EX Test and canoe up the River Thet

Testing out the Robens Pilgrim Chair, Fire Bug Stove Titanium and the Frontier Cook Set M.

Robens River Elk 1 Tent and Coniston Water

I had the pleasure of testing out the Robens Elk River 1 tent on the shores of Coniston Water in the Lake District between lockdowns in 2020.

BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition

I am thrilled to announce that my film Pioneer has been listed in the BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition 2021. Celebrating the early pioneering women who paved the way allowing us all to have the opportunity to go outdoors, explore and experience the world. Pioneer is about inclusivity; how anyone from a minority canContinue reading “BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition”

Holly’s Tree Identification Record Book

This record book will help you identify and become familiar with 30 British tree species. Of these 21 are native, 5 are naturalised or commonly found broadleaved trees and there are 4 commercial exotic conifers.

Family and the outdoors

A short blog about the importance of family and the outdoors.

Work with Holly

Please note, I am not currently taking on any filming work (07.11.25). It is known that spending time outdoors and in contact with the natural environment can have positive effects on physical and mental health (Pretty et al 2005, Seymour 2003). With tourism lower due to the recent pandemic, it is important, now more thanContinue reading “Work with Holly”