Not a Podcast! A series of short documentaries on all things Dartmoor: myths and legends, history, nature, wild camping, literature, interesting local people, and more!
Can't yoiu give him a heavier back pack and smaller shoes...
@TommyBrookman3 күн бұрын
Did you leave Darran's hat up there?
@999britain4 күн бұрын
Should try looking for bogs earlier in the year ....
@teresa26384 күн бұрын
Interesting stuff. If you like other Dartmoor mysteries you might be interested in the William Donaghy story which could include a good walk to his memorial plaque. Good luck finding it though as it's notoriously tricky to locate although I managed it once, but only because I was in a group being lead by a guide. Thanks for another great podcast, not a podcast. I lived on Dartmoor for over three years and I miss it.
@kivdlaklyberth10445 күн бұрын
i love mine
@HarveyAcoustics8 күн бұрын
I wish I could like this (not a podcast) twice! 😃🤌👏🏻
@HeffalumpHorralump18 күн бұрын
I don’t think the pixies want your weird Lego bread. Great video 😊
@jonathanpork-sausage6178 күн бұрын
Didn't there used to be some sticks marking the way? And has not the odd beast come to an end in such places?
@matthewwakeham22068 күн бұрын
I always tell anyone who will listen that it's easier and quicker to follow the stone row to Three Barrows rather than walk the puffing billy track. Definitely wetter I'll admit but shorter and easier on the feet. The views from Three Barrows on a clear day are not bad either. The trick is not to miss the turning off of the Zeal Tor Tramway otherwise you end up at Shipley Bridge. You would have missed those scenes at Left Lake though so it's swings and roundabouts I guess.
@peterbudd448 күн бұрын
Enjoyed that , informative too ... Thanks.
@Rat.Boy.with.a.Movie.Camera.8 күн бұрын
Well done on crossing Fox Tor Mire! I tried once in my early boxing days after seeing the path on the OS map, but turned back after losing my nerve. I've also crossed Mis Tor Marsh, but wouldn't recommend it. As for stories, I've only ever been caught out once by a feather bed and went in to my mid thigh. Snapped my stick getting out! Was E of Ughborough Beacon at the foot of a small brook. Now where can we get our hands on a badge?
@matthewwakeham22068 күн бұрын
I learnt to navigate Dartmoor by walking in straight lines. If you can't navigate in straight lines you really have not much hope of navigating any other way. It used to work for us as we were fit enough to stomp through any terrain. Now though I would advocate pointing your straight lines around obstacles such as massive bogs and deep valleys. When you are a bit more experienced I would suggest adding more artistic licence and taking the easy route that you know ends up at your destination but is much kinder on your feet and in many cases faster. When I was younger paths were for wimps and hills for challenging your friends to a race to the top. When I got a bit older I was tired and knew that the longer, smoother route was quicker and less draining. In the mist though, you need to be able to walk in straight lines because it is the only way to know where you are and if you don't know where you are then you don't know where you are going and then you are truly lost.
@BoomBoom76218 күн бұрын
Thank you! I've just finished reading about Irish blanket and raised bogs in Manchan Mangan's Listen to the Land Speak, so this is timely. Are mires a Dartmoor thing? I walked south from Whiteworks 10 or so years ago and remember lots and lots of backtracking/ re-routing and a max speed of 1 km/h.
@BoomBoom76218 күн бұрын
Also - possibly Geoff Woad's beanie hat that you found?
@WalkingDevon9 күн бұрын
I had one catch me by surprise last year, had one leg into it to the top of my thigh. It was halfway up a hill and didn't have the usual growth you see on the bogs on the moors. This just looked like a bit shallow mud, like many on the path I walked through on the path leading up to it. My leg was quite stuck but I got out. It was then I noticed a bloated sheep carcass that got caught out by it too.
@tweedyoutdoors9 күн бұрын
Great video George(s) - what a talent you have for taking a subject which may on the surface seem unpleasant (ticks, slugs, bogs) and showing it can actually be fascinating and even magical. I've never had a genuinely dangerous encounter with a bog on Dartmoor but the time before last that I did a wild camp there I ended up with a very wet and muddy foot, having misjudged a tussock. Alas I had honed my tussock judgement when I was a teenager, and I suspect rather different dynamics are at play nowadays.
@TheGunns9 күн бұрын
Oh and for my bog story. This was somewhere North of Scorhill stone circle. I'd left my friends who decided to go for a ramble over the moor, it became very foggy and 2 of my friends had the misfortune of falling into the same bog which was very deep. To make matters worse a dead sheep floated up to greet them. Causalities also included a mobile phone and digital camera. They did make it back but very worse for wear!
@h.bsfaithfulservant41369 күн бұрын
'He's going to die isn't he?'. 😆 I'm really glad he didn't ☺️ Keep up the great work past, present and future George 👌
@DaveDoesHiking9 күн бұрын
Great video again George! Educational and interesting as ever! I can’t remember the last time we heard so much from Past George in a video! 😂
@thedartmoorpodcast8 күн бұрын
Yeah - you should see how much I had to edit out! He wouldn't stop waffling!
@waynus20219 күн бұрын
there`s quite a nasty bugger between manga rock and Gidleigh along the Northern Teign (i think it`s called Hew down) that i once stopped walking on instinct and had a good ol` prod , it was at least 4ft deep..................... moral of the story , trust your instincts when on the moor . Another great podcast(not a podcast) George , thank you
@MassiveLib9 күн бұрын
I've lived on the moor for 10 years. It's best to educate yourself about what to look for, or simply stick to the paths. Ebworthy nature reserve has lots of areas where you can go up to your hip.
@allyw66049 күн бұрын
Whenever we get lost on Dartmoor we always seem to end up in a bog. My son lost one of his wellies in one once! We try to avoid them these days 😊
@ELUSIVEDARTMOOR9 күн бұрын
Summer time probably better at winter would be a it dodgy
@ELUSIVEDARTMOOR9 күн бұрын
Great video explaining the stories that were told when I see the moss and long grass I try to avoid it looks a quick way but it will definitely slow you down 🤟🤟
@joecharrington9 күн бұрын
Great episode! Pinged you a message on Instagram 🪨🪱🌀
@billdevil-dog995711 күн бұрын
Brilliant video again thank you. So eye opening.
@S.Trades14 күн бұрын
Did you find any big cats?
@thedartmoorpodcast14 күн бұрын
Still no luck, I'm afraid! There are some Panther Caps in the video, though!
@TigerLily7.15 күн бұрын
Very well made video, George. Thoughtful, respectful and informative as always. Brought tears to my eyes at the end. ❤x
@stevedexter17 күн бұрын
I enjoyed your video. Interesting. You are a brave man! My friend is trying to persuade me to include the stretch of marshy bog between Dinger Tor and Fur Tor in our next three night hike across Dartmoor. I don't fancy the bog. Can you please (immediately) make a video showing how terrible and treacherous it is and how no one should ever try it. Thanks.
@thedartmoorpodcast16 күн бұрын
Haha! Fine line between brave and stupid and I'm not sure which side of it I'm on. It's funny you should mention bogs, as the next episode actually *will* be about them! Out in about a week. :)
@Deeeno06618 күн бұрын
The tent is far from shit… it’s great. Heavy, yes, but works well and is plenty big for 1 person.
@steppib.459820 күн бұрын
You are a complicated man! Thing to do: take a wild swim - Thing to avoid: getting wet feet! 😂 Looking forward to watch your solution of this dilemma! 😉
@thedartmoorpodcast20 күн бұрын
Haha! Hadn't realised this contradiction!
@TommyBrookman24 күн бұрын
Maybe the black cat spotted on Dartmoor was actually just a ash slug?
@simonlawphotography24 күн бұрын
What is the piece of acoustic guitar music you are playing, I'm guessing it's you playing it? Is it your own composition? I play myself, so have been playing along, as you do.
@thedartmoorpodcast24 күн бұрын
Yep, it's me playing! The little 'theme' riff is from Bert Jansch's 'Build Another Band' (it's played super slowly in this particular video as an obscure joke about slugs)
@simonlawphotography24 күн бұрын
That makes perfect sense. The only song of his I've tried is the obvious one 'Angie' or is that Davy Graham's.
@thedartmoorpodcast24 күн бұрын
Yeah - great tune! I believe Davey Graham taught it to Bert Jansch who then taught it to Paul Simon. What a lineage of incredible guitar players!
@allbushnocraft303128 күн бұрын
i agree it’s totally about control, and the maintenance of the class divide. The is a certain type of rich person that thinks they own this country and we just exist in it at their convenience .
@devonwalking29 күн бұрын
Fabulous 🤣 We've seen them, they are HUGE!!
@tweedyoutdoors29 күн бұрын
Easily the most beautiful and inspiring video about slugs I have ever seen.
@thedartmoorpodcast29 күн бұрын
Haha! Thanks Tweedy.
@tweedyoutdoors29 күн бұрын
@@thedartmoorpodcast just to be absolutely clear I didn't mean that to sound like damning with faint praise! It was the sort of thoughtful, considered, opinion changing, underdog championing video essay that KZread is in such short supply of and it's very hard to imagine anyone else being able to pull this off!
@thedartmoorpodcast29 күн бұрын
Thank you - I knew you meant it genuinely :)
@orbit134729 күн бұрын
Excellent informative video. If you stroke the black slugs on the back until they shrink up into a ball, they sway from side to side. I tried it and it works!
@thedartmoorpodcast29 күн бұрын
Ha! Amazing! But is it slug sign language for 'Thanks for the massage, do carry on', or 'Oi, try that again, I dare you!'
@tricksyweasel6392Ай бұрын
Another fantastic video :)
@jasonkelsey987Ай бұрын
You have the “not podcasts” off to a t. Always interesting . Thank you
@bluecheese1066Ай бұрын
Always a great pleasure watching your not-a-podcast. When I can't be camping there myself, this is the next best thing. :)
@timrumble6945Ай бұрын
Fabulous as always,a natural teacher. It's going to take a little time for my wife to watch this one, she can deal with anything except these amazing creatures.
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
Ha! Yes, I'm expecting far fewer views on this one.
@Rat.Boy.with.a.Movie.Camera.Ай бұрын
Another myth busted. No legend is safe from the scrupulously researched DP! Eez above the lore!
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
Haha! There must be a 'true myth' out there somewhere. I'll find it one day!
@h.bsfaithfulservant4136Ай бұрын
Slither of shame 😆✊
@h.bsfaithfulservant4136Ай бұрын
The World's biggest slug in the UK. I am so proud. Thanks for making me so, George and Slugs 👋✨
@DaveDoesHikingАй бұрын
Great video! I never knew we had the world’s biggest slug right here on Dartmoor!
@sonsoffalstaff2600Ай бұрын
Gardeners Rule of Slugs.....If it's black, put it back. If it's brown, put it down (kill it). A pal of mine once tried to 'gross us out' by swallowing a big black slug. He vomited most of the night and was dry retching the next morning. Clearly Dartmoor slugs are more palatable than Brecon Beacon slugs.
@angelatweddle3158Ай бұрын
What an accomplishment... and walk! Inspirational! Thanks for sharing...I would've got lost in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey at the first cross!
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
Thanks Anjie! :)
@redpillnibbler4423Ай бұрын
Fascinating animals,thanks for sharing.
@AnyoneForToastАй бұрын
Slugs can be surprisingly noisy, when you are trying to sleep.
dark and heavy love my team to go there i feel there are lot of spirit there
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
Good luck! It's certainly got a spooky atmosphere.
@user-uq7cu6pm9rАй бұрын
thank you what is the cost to stay there
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
@@user-uq7cu6pm9r You need to get hold of Mount Kelly School in Plymouth as they own it. If I remember correctly, it was a flat rate of £50 no matter how many of you there are!
@user-uq7cu6pm9rАй бұрын
@@thedartmoorpodcast oh happy days thank you i try get there no bless you
@tylerjackson3259Ай бұрын
Theres quite a depth to you, and intelligence in the topics you navigate. Such a calm and relaxing channel.
@thedartmoorpodcastАй бұрын
Thank you very much! Don't tell anyone, but the depth and intelligence is mostly just googling stuff.
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Can't yoiu give him a heavier back pack and smaller shoes...
Did you leave Darran's hat up there?
Should try looking for bogs earlier in the year ....
Interesting stuff. If you like other Dartmoor mysteries you might be interested in the William Donaghy story which could include a good walk to his memorial plaque. Good luck finding it though as it's notoriously tricky to locate although I managed it once, but only because I was in a group being lead by a guide. Thanks for another great podcast, not a podcast. I lived on Dartmoor for over three years and I miss it.
i love mine
I wish I could like this (not a podcast) twice! 😃🤌👏🏻
I don’t think the pixies want your weird Lego bread. Great video 😊
Didn't there used to be some sticks marking the way? And has not the odd beast come to an end in such places?
I always tell anyone who will listen that it's easier and quicker to follow the stone row to Three Barrows rather than walk the puffing billy track. Definitely wetter I'll admit but shorter and easier on the feet. The views from Three Barrows on a clear day are not bad either. The trick is not to miss the turning off of the Zeal Tor Tramway otherwise you end up at Shipley Bridge. You would have missed those scenes at Left Lake though so it's swings and roundabouts I guess.
Enjoyed that , informative too ... Thanks.
Well done on crossing Fox Tor Mire! I tried once in my early boxing days after seeing the path on the OS map, but turned back after losing my nerve. I've also crossed Mis Tor Marsh, but wouldn't recommend it. As for stories, I've only ever been caught out once by a feather bed and went in to my mid thigh. Snapped my stick getting out! Was E of Ughborough Beacon at the foot of a small brook. Now where can we get our hands on a badge?
I learnt to navigate Dartmoor by walking in straight lines. If you can't navigate in straight lines you really have not much hope of navigating any other way. It used to work for us as we were fit enough to stomp through any terrain. Now though I would advocate pointing your straight lines around obstacles such as massive bogs and deep valleys. When you are a bit more experienced I would suggest adding more artistic licence and taking the easy route that you know ends up at your destination but is much kinder on your feet and in many cases faster. When I was younger paths were for wimps and hills for challenging your friends to a race to the top. When I got a bit older I was tired and knew that the longer, smoother route was quicker and less draining. In the mist though, you need to be able to walk in straight lines because it is the only way to know where you are and if you don't know where you are then you don't know where you are going and then you are truly lost.
Thank you! I've just finished reading about Irish blanket and raised bogs in Manchan Mangan's Listen to the Land Speak, so this is timely. Are mires a Dartmoor thing? I walked south from Whiteworks 10 or so years ago and remember lots and lots of backtracking/ re-routing and a max speed of 1 km/h.
Also - possibly Geoff Woad's beanie hat that you found?
I had one catch me by surprise last year, had one leg into it to the top of my thigh. It was halfway up a hill and didn't have the usual growth you see on the bogs on the moors. This just looked like a bit shallow mud, like many on the path I walked through on the path leading up to it. My leg was quite stuck but I got out. It was then I noticed a bloated sheep carcass that got caught out by it too.
Great video George(s) - what a talent you have for taking a subject which may on the surface seem unpleasant (ticks, slugs, bogs) and showing it can actually be fascinating and even magical. I've never had a genuinely dangerous encounter with a bog on Dartmoor but the time before last that I did a wild camp there I ended up with a very wet and muddy foot, having misjudged a tussock. Alas I had honed my tussock judgement when I was a teenager, and I suspect rather different dynamics are at play nowadays.
Oh and for my bog story. This was somewhere North of Scorhill stone circle. I'd left my friends who decided to go for a ramble over the moor, it became very foggy and 2 of my friends had the misfortune of falling into the same bog which was very deep. To make matters worse a dead sheep floated up to greet them. Causalities also included a mobile phone and digital camera. They did make it back but very worse for wear!
'He's going to die isn't he?'. 😆 I'm really glad he didn't ☺️ Keep up the great work past, present and future George 👌
Great video again George! Educational and interesting as ever! I can’t remember the last time we heard so much from Past George in a video! 😂
Yeah - you should see how much I had to edit out! He wouldn't stop waffling!
there`s quite a nasty bugger between manga rock and Gidleigh along the Northern Teign (i think it`s called Hew down) that i once stopped walking on instinct and had a good ol` prod , it was at least 4ft deep..................... moral of the story , trust your instincts when on the moor . Another great podcast(not a podcast) George , thank you
I've lived on the moor for 10 years. It's best to educate yourself about what to look for, or simply stick to the paths. Ebworthy nature reserve has lots of areas where you can go up to your hip.
Whenever we get lost on Dartmoor we always seem to end up in a bog. My son lost one of his wellies in one once! We try to avoid them these days 😊
Summer time probably better at winter would be a it dodgy
Great video explaining the stories that were told when I see the moss and long grass I try to avoid it looks a quick way but it will definitely slow you down 🤟🤟
Great episode! Pinged you a message on Instagram 🪨🪱🌀
Brilliant video again thank you. So eye opening.
Did you find any big cats?
Still no luck, I'm afraid! There are some Panther Caps in the video, though!
Very well made video, George. Thoughtful, respectful and informative as always. Brought tears to my eyes at the end. ❤x
I enjoyed your video. Interesting. You are a brave man! My friend is trying to persuade me to include the stretch of marshy bog between Dinger Tor and Fur Tor in our next three night hike across Dartmoor. I don't fancy the bog. Can you please (immediately) make a video showing how terrible and treacherous it is and how no one should ever try it. Thanks.
Haha! Fine line between brave and stupid and I'm not sure which side of it I'm on. It's funny you should mention bogs, as the next episode actually *will* be about them! Out in about a week. :)
The tent is far from shit… it’s great. Heavy, yes, but works well and is plenty big for 1 person.
You are a complicated man! Thing to do: take a wild swim - Thing to avoid: getting wet feet! 😂 Looking forward to watch your solution of this dilemma! 😉
Haha! Hadn't realised this contradiction!
Maybe the black cat spotted on Dartmoor was actually just a ash slug?
What is the piece of acoustic guitar music you are playing, I'm guessing it's you playing it? Is it your own composition? I play myself, so have been playing along, as you do.
Yep, it's me playing! The little 'theme' riff is from Bert Jansch's 'Build Another Band' (it's played super slowly in this particular video as an obscure joke about slugs)
That makes perfect sense. The only song of his I've tried is the obvious one 'Angie' or is that Davy Graham's.
Yeah - great tune! I believe Davey Graham taught it to Bert Jansch who then taught it to Paul Simon. What a lineage of incredible guitar players!
i agree it’s totally about control, and the maintenance of the class divide. The is a certain type of rich person that thinks they own this country and we just exist in it at their convenience .
Fabulous 🤣 We've seen them, they are HUGE!!
Easily the most beautiful and inspiring video about slugs I have ever seen.
Haha! Thanks Tweedy.
@@thedartmoorpodcast just to be absolutely clear I didn't mean that to sound like damning with faint praise! It was the sort of thoughtful, considered, opinion changing, underdog championing video essay that KZread is in such short supply of and it's very hard to imagine anyone else being able to pull this off!
Thank you - I knew you meant it genuinely :)
Excellent informative video. If you stroke the black slugs on the back until they shrink up into a ball, they sway from side to side. I tried it and it works!
Ha! Amazing! But is it slug sign language for 'Thanks for the massage, do carry on', or 'Oi, try that again, I dare you!'
Another fantastic video :)
You have the “not podcasts” off to a t. Always interesting . Thank you
Always a great pleasure watching your not-a-podcast. When I can't be camping there myself, this is the next best thing. :)
Fabulous as always,a natural teacher. It's going to take a little time for my wife to watch this one, she can deal with anything except these amazing creatures.
Ha! Yes, I'm expecting far fewer views on this one.
Another myth busted. No legend is safe from the scrupulously researched DP! Eez above the lore!
Haha! There must be a 'true myth' out there somewhere. I'll find it one day!
Slither of shame 😆✊
The World's biggest slug in the UK. I am so proud. Thanks for making me so, George and Slugs 👋✨
Great video! I never knew we had the world’s biggest slug right here on Dartmoor!
Gardeners Rule of Slugs.....If it's black, put it back. If it's brown, put it down (kill it). A pal of mine once tried to 'gross us out' by swallowing a big black slug. He vomited most of the night and was dry retching the next morning. Clearly Dartmoor slugs are more palatable than Brecon Beacon slugs.
What an accomplishment... and walk! Inspirational! Thanks for sharing...I would've got lost in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey at the first cross!
Thanks Anjie! :)
Fascinating animals,thanks for sharing.
Slugs can be surprisingly noisy, when you are trying to sleep.
ssscchhhcromp.......ssscchhhcromp...........sssscchhhcromp......
dark and heavy love my team to go there i feel there are lot of spirit there
Good luck! It's certainly got a spooky atmosphere.
thank you what is the cost to stay there
@@user-uq7cu6pm9r You need to get hold of Mount Kelly School in Plymouth as they own it. If I remember correctly, it was a flat rate of £50 no matter how many of you there are!
@@thedartmoorpodcast oh happy days thank you i try get there no bless you
Theres quite a depth to you, and intelligence in the topics you navigate. Such a calm and relaxing channel.
Thank you very much! Don't tell anyone, but the depth and intelligence is mostly just googling stuff.