Colin Howey
@colinhowey.bsky.social
Once upon a time birds would land on a gentle little boy. Then life intervened and the boy hid behind a blizzard of fists and rage. He thought he'd be safe back there - but it was a lonely, desolate space. Now, I aspire to be a Gentle Man...
Friends, walking in conversation towards the chapel at Bradwell, St Peter, founded by St Cedd in 654 #friends #walking #talking #anglosaxon #celtic #bradwell #essex #dengiepeninsula #pilgrimage #celticchurch #summer #roman #sacredlandscape #history #heritage #architecture
Edgefield, St Peter & St Paul, north Norfolk: relocated from its previous site in 1883. This was a combination of new build and recycle of the old church materials nearer to the centre of the village #norfolk #churches #victorian #history #heritage #architecture #blackandwhitephotography
Two deer bounding across a field at High Ash Farm, Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk #deer #norfolk #wildlife #countryside #landscape
Thornage, All Saints, Norfolk #norfolk #churches #history #heritage #architecture #graveyard #countrychurches #blackandwhitephotography
Victorian poppyhead at Braydeston, St Michael, Norfolk #norfolk #churches #woodcarving #victorian #history #heritage #countrychurch #light
Always good to revisit the remarkable early C16th 'Doom' painting at Wenshaston, St Peter, Suffolk #suffolk #churches #medieval #art #painting #latemedieval #tudor #materialculture #devils
The serpentine flow of the lovely Crinkle crankle wall at Bramfield, Suffolk #crinklecranklewall #walls #heritage #architecture #bricks #brickwork #design #sinusoidal #serpentine #suffolk
Wildflower field: High Ash Farm, Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk #horizons #fields #flowers #paths #wildflowers #ecology #perspective #walking #journeying #habitat #biodiversity #sustainability #photography #blackandwhitephotography
Wind swept fields at Bradfield, Norfolk #norfolk #countryside #windy #landscape #trees #rural
I've become a donor supporting this land which is being smiled upon at High Ash Farm, Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: donorbox.org/high-ash-far... #heritage #rewilding #biodiversity #sustainability #giving #healthycommunities #nature #wildlife
High Ash Farm Donation | High Ash Farm (Powered by Donorbox)
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C15th Norwich Cathedral nave roof #norwich #cathedrals #architecture #history #heritage #medieval #latemedieval
My friend, Mousehold Heath Ranger, Will Stewart, recommended this podcast to me and I'm Loving it and learning loads: highashfarm.buzzsprout.com #nature #countryside #ecology #wildlife #sustainability #farming #norfolk #chrisskinner
Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts
Nature, Wildlife and Countryside Living with Chris Skinner from High Ash FarmChris Skinner, a Norfolk farmer, takes a unique approach to farming, prioritizing biodiversity and wildlife conservat...
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Woodland walking and forest bathing in Bacton Woods, north Norfolk: open.substack.com/pub/colinhow... #forestbathing #mindfulness #nature #nurture #ecology #habitat #woodland #woods #trees #heritage #stillness #serenity #birds #birdsong
Bacton Woods, Norfolk
Forest Bathing
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Roots: Mousehold Heath, Norwich #woods #woodland #trees #roots #routes #walking #wellbeing #greenspaces #nature #nurture
Laying on my back, looking up at the canopy in Bacton Woods, north Norfolk, today... nasal breathing slow and deep, feeling the contact with the earth. Above me, a fine silk-spun spider's web and the songs of unseen birds... a good place to be still a-while #forestbathing #mindfulness #nurture
Wonderful carved medieval screen spandrels at Suffield Church, north Norfolk: open.substack.com/pub/colinhow... #norfolk #churches #medieval #woodcarving
Suffield, St Margaret, Norfolk
Stories in the Screen Spandrels
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Letting in the light within the wonderful ancient 'Lower Wood' at Ashwellthorpe: open.substack.com/pub/colinhow... #woods #trees #walking #wellbeing #mindfulness #nature
Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, Lower Wood
Letting in the Light
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Norwich Cathedral nave reflections on the surface of water in the Rowntree Mackintosh font #norwich #cathedrals #heritage #architecture #reflection
View of Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk, from a private garden #norfolk #abbeys #history #heritage #architecture #benedictine #landscape
Wide skies at Titchwell beach, north-west Norfolk #coast #beach #northsea #clouds #sky #panorama #perspective #walking #photography #habitat
A post on my 'Fallible Flâneur' blog about walking around the church and marsh at Surlingham, Norfolk open.substack.com/pub/colinhow... #walking #nature #churches #norfolk #wellbeing #birds
A Sunny Saturday Walking at Surlingham, Norfolk
2026 has seen me invest time in walking further for health and wellbeing - and it is an investment that is paying off in terms of how I feel.
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Sunlight and shadow along the North walk of Norwich Cathedral cloister, captured during a mindful walk following my most recent EMDR therapy session #cathedrals #norwich #heritage #light #shadow #walking #healingheritage #medieval #mindfulness #photography
Door: Hooks Walk, Norwich Cathedral precinct #doors #design #heritage #walking #wellbeing #cathedrals #photography
