Susie Kearley
Susie Kearley is a freelance writer and journalist, working for magazines, newspapers, and book publishers in the UK and the USA. She covers a wide range of subjects including wild animals and pets, natural health, gardening, and travel. She is a keen photographer. Her photographs have appeared in calendars, books, magazines and periodicals around the world. She enjoys wildlife and landscape photography, walking in the beautiful British countryside with her husband, and tending to her pet guinea pigs! She has a keen interest in climate change and conservation, and enjoys visiting historic properties.
Ashridge Estate walk, Hertfordshire
Derwent Water walk, Lake District
Bike ride: York to Selby, Yorkshire
Day out: Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire
Day Out: Thomas Hardy's Cottage, Dorset
Walk: Cruachan Valley, Argyll and Bute
This 2.5-mile ramble takes you underground into an astonishing subterranean power station and then emerges topside for a walk to the reservoir that feeds it.
10 things you must see at Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park was home to the code breakers of World War II, and was the secret hub where servicemen and women used the Engima machine, Bombe and Collossus to crack coded messages, giving us vital information on German and Japanese battle plans and targets. Now it's a fascinating place to explore - Susie Kearley rounds up its must-see secrets.
