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Hiking hints & tips - practice
Walking the 630-mile-long South West Coast Path continuously in 52 days taught me a lot about hiking and camping. Some of this knowledge...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 16, 20204 min read
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Seaweed - the source of oxygen and many fine jokes
Walking the South West Coast Path, I was embarrassed when I realised how little I knew about seaweed, so I’ve done a bit of research and...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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The adventure begins
Until I actually saw the sea, I wasn’t entirely convinced that my South West Coast Path adventure would happen. I had planned, trained...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey in Yours magazine
Fancy that - the star letter in Britain's #1 fortnightly women's magazine. That's another 189,000 or so people reached with some...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 25, 20201 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey in 'Marine Conservation' magazine
One day as I was walking along the north coast of Devon, I was chatting to some other walkers about seals. I explained that I was raising...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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Adventure on the South West Coast Path
It was only 8pm, but already totally dark. I was camping on my own, and the temperature was dropping rapidly. Johnny had offered me...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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Walking the Worcestershire Way
The first day of walking the Worcestershire Way had passed largely without incident. With a combination of the map and waymarkers,...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Aug 6, 20203 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey - why the Marine Conservation Society?
I have now completed my 630-mile walk around the Malvern Hills. To celebrate, the talented Archie Wilde created this video for me about...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey in the Malvern Gazette
A final article in the Malvern Gazette, covering the end of Julia's Jellyfish Journey. https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/18570874.jul...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey - it's not just about the walking
Julia's Jellyfish Journey is now complete. This blog talks about the wildlife I encountered and the people I met.

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jul 6, 20204 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey makes the news
The Worcester News group has been publishing stories about Julia's Jellyfish Journey on their websites and in their publications. I have...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey on the radio
BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester interview with Julia.

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
Jun 3, 20201 min read
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The ‘Me’ in Menopause – Shared experiences of WI members
There is no need for mystery to surround the menopause, but it still does. This short book, based on the experiences of Women’s Institute...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
May 18, 20202 min read
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My first long walk as lockdown eases
After weeks of limited exercise, it was hard work walking almost ten miles along the crest of the Malvern Hills today. It was a beautiful...

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
May 13, 20201 min read
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Julia's Jellyfish Journey - the first 125 miles
Our oceans are not just bodies of water to visit on our holidays. They give us food, make and release huge quantities of oxygen for us to br

Julia Goodfellow-Smith
May 12, 20202 min read
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