Cool Oak Diary #7
July's heat brings blanket weed, gulls, and a fire crew to Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp), as Ben Watt and Cool...
30th July 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #6
Barnet's clutch of newly elected Labour councillors spells good news for Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp), writes Ben Watt, as a...1st July 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #5
As the waters of Brent Reservoir (Welsh Harp) dwindle, revealing a blight of plastic pollution, Ben Watt wonders: why does...31st May 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #4
Thinking big and acting small keeps things moving at Brent Reservoir, writes Ben Watt, as flowering rush, water plantain and...4th May 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #3
This month, as he continues the campaign to protect Brent Reservoir, Ben Watt crosses paths with hedgehogs, nettle-foragers, and shell-toe-clad...6th April 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #2
Warblers and buntings get a new place to call home as Ben Watt continues documenting efforts to conserve his local...2nd March 2022
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The Wood That Built London
C. J. Schüler's 'The Wood That Built London', published by Sandstone Press, charts the fortunes of the North Wood from...27th February 2022
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Cool Oak Diary #1
During lockdown, musician and writer Ben Watt started a campaign to reverse decades of neglect at his local reservoir. A...5th February 2022
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Shadows and Reflections
It’s time once again for the annual end-of-year musings we like to call Shadows and Reflections. Today Kirsteen McNish looks back over...23rd December 2021
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Surrendered Air
In Michaela Nettell's research project and publication 'Less a building: Interactions with the London Zoo Aviary', architects and writers consider...25th November 2021
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Ghost Poets and Well-Worn Paths: Chris McCabe’s Buried Garden
In the fourth instalment of his series on London’s Victorian cemeteries, Chris McCabe finds himself propelled through Abney Park Cemetery...31st October 2021
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A Tribute to Ian Rawes
All of us at Caught by the River were deeply saddened by the news this week of the death of...23rd October 2021
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Public House
'Public House: A cultural and social history of the London pub', edited by David Knight and Cristina Monteiro and published...30th September 2021
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London Clay
In 'London Clay', just-published by Doubleday, Tom Chivers follows hidden pathways, explores lost islands and uncovers the geological mysteries that...28th September 2021
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Walking on Thin Air
Geoff Nicholson is the author of more than 25 books, including his celebrated non-fiction work The Lost Art of Walking (2008) and...25th September 2021
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The Island 1961
Today Erland Cooper releases his The Island 1961 EP. Comprising music, words from Tove Jansson's 1961 essay The Island, read...17th June 2021
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A landscape of fens, forest and farms
An extract from Ken Worpole's contribution to 'Fens Forests and Fields: Discovering the unique landscape and stories of the Land...6th June 2021
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An opinionated guide to London Pubs
Our resident beer expert Ben McCormick delves into a new title from Hoxton Mini Press. Around a year ago, I...21st April 2021