Wild About Hong Kong - hiking, wildlife, weather, conservation and more
Though Shing Mun Reservoir is close to a densely packed residential district northwest of Kowloon, just a few minutes’ walk leads you well away from the city, and soon you are in a deep forested valley, with the reservoir beside…
Here’s a map with clickable links to info on some of the best places in wild Hong Kong, several of which were featured in Hong Kong’s Great Outdoors (copies no longer available). Hong Kong’s Great Outdoors – info briefly introduces…
An alternative to the Concept Plan for Lantau - with proposed projects that may actually be sustainable.
Why does "sustainable development" now seem a readily bandied about, abused term - deployed for developments that have little regard for our environment, or for people today, or for future generations?
Hong Kong is an excellent place for birdwatching. Here, you can find global rarities that are tough to see elsewhere, encounter stunning songbirds, watch seabirds blasted inshore by typhoons (yes, typhoons – birdwatchers do far sillier things than just lurk…
Though there are places where wildlife is on the rebound, none is any more than a shadow of Hong Kong's forests past.
I've long felt that at least a handful of Hong Kong's better villages should be preserved; tourism seems a possible way of supporting this.
19 groups including Hong Kong Outdoors showed "a rare show of unity", to produce a Joint Statement on Sustainable Development for Lantau.
Hong Kong Outdoors was founded by writer, photographer and wildlife enthusiast Dr Martin Williams, to celebrate this many-splendoured place: as well as enjoying the city, you can discover rugged hills, hiking trails criss-crossing country parks, an internationally renowned wetland, waterfalls…
Lamma lies just west of Hong Kong Island, and offers a great contrast to the city. Lying just west of Hong Kong Island, Lamma Island (南丫島) has a reputation as a hippie haven. This image is perhaps outdated, but Lamma…
