Activity for James Thorpe‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Answer	—	A: What is this knot? It appears to be an Anchor Bend, which Wikipedia lists as being #1723, #1841 in ABoK. (Anchor Bend knot, Public Domain from Wikipedia) I found it by initially thinking the knot in your picture looked a little like a round turn with two half hitches, but with only one half hitch, and it being thr... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago
Answer	—	A: What happened to the Rendlesham Forest Bird climbing frame? After the prompt by Liam in the comments, I got in touch with the Forestry Commission via their website - it seems they list an email contact for each site. I received the following reply, confirming Joe's answer: The Nightjar (wooden bird) had been repaired over many years. However, the founda... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	What happened to the Rendlesham Forest Bird climbing frame? We're semi-frequent visitors to Rendlesham Forest, in Suffolk, England. A few years ago (probably 2008-2009), whilst walking not too far from the main car park we came across a large wooden structure roughly resembling a bird. You could climb up its back, go inside it and it had a firemans pole at ... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago
Question	—	Hills closest to East Anglia I live in Felixstowe in East Anglia. It's rather flat around here - and we enjoy hill walking. We've not been for a good walking holiday for some time, mainly due to having children. Whilst we can get to the likes of the Peak District in around 4 hours for a holiday, I'd like to know if there are ... (more)	—	almost 10 years ago