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          An online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.
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        • The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon TyersSixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams.
        • Two New Poems by William ThompsonI’ve seen everything there is to see: the ancient hammerheads;
        • Shifting Sands by Ysella SimsHere is a photo of a couple telling their own story.
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    • The Lost Dens of Leicester by Sharon Tyers

      Sixty years later, I often find myself deep within our den in my dreams.

      August 26, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Two New Poems by William Thompson

      I’ve seen everything there is to see:
      the ancient hammerheads;

      August 18, 2025
      Poetry, The Clearing
    • Shifting Sands by Ysella Sims

      Here is a photo of a couple telling their own story.

      August 13, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Between Sea and Sky – Rewilding Lewis by Ian Grosz

      The pier at the end of the road harboured a dredger and a few small work boats.

      July 29, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Some Miraculous Promised Land by Richard Gwyn

      In July 2021, I finally climbed Arenig Fawr.

      July 14, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Flights of Respair by Martin Maudsley

      The magic spell woven by moths that morning was utterly instant and completely captivating.

      July 7, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Flotsam by Robin Crawford

      Beavers, elk, wild ox, brown bear, lynx and wolf have all been driven from the river.

      June 25, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Walking the Bride by Kevan Manwaring

      Surely, the river belongs to the whole valley and all who love it.

      June 13, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Snickets by Nic Wilson

      Many of the paths are old ways, repositories of long-forgotten stories.

      June 9, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Feeding the Hungry by Emma Rose Barber

      I walk on. In that excited city, there is a group of people queuing to get near the firework display.

      May 28, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • A Field with a View by Jane Ryan

      I knew that ownership was one key to the sense of safety that this meadow was offering us.

      May 6, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
    • Leaf Litter by William Rowlandson

      And that is where the pain is. Like a medic in a war, patching up the wounded to patch up the wounded.

      April 22, 2025
      Essay, The Clearing
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    THE CLEARING is an online journal published by Little Toller Books that offers writers and artists a dedicated space in which to explore and celebrate the landscapes we live in. Our contributors are encouraged to go forth and find distinctive visions that startle us, rural or urban, modern or prehistoric, industrial, post-industrial, fantastical, natural, political, however they come. But each must be meaningful, surprising, felt.



    Submissions

    The editors welcome original submissions in written, audio and visual genres. Submission should reflect The Clearing/Little Toller’s concern with the natural environment, but within this broad subject-matter we encourage a diversity of interpretation and approach.

    If you’d like to submit work to The Clearing, please email theclearing@littletoller.co.uk. Please refer to the submission guidelines. While we receive many submissions we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

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    Whats in the name

    Tollern river valley in West Dorset. Recorded in the Domesday survey as Tolre, derived from a Celtic word for stream in a hollow valley.

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