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by Kevin Cox
Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: News and Events
Topic: Help improve our National Parks and AONBs
Replies: 0
Views: 1514

Help improve our National Parks and AONBs

The government is currently carrying out a consultation on the Glover Review which looked at the state of England's protected landscapes, our National Parks and AONBs, and how to make them better. One of the review’s key conclusions was that our National Parks are failing nature and that nature reco...
by Kevin Cox
Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:20 pm
Forum: Trip Reports
Topic: RSPB Haweswater
Replies: 1
Views: 6156

RSPB Haweswater

If you're visiting the Lake District in June/July, I can recommend a visit to the Swindale valley above Haweswater. This is an RSPB reserve on the eastern edge of the Lakes and it's a hidden gem. The Swindale beck has had its meanders restored, the hay meadows teem with birds and insects and the alp...
by Kevin Cox
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:51 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Meadows by George Peterken
Replies: 1
Views: 3590

Meadows by George Peterken

This is a beautifully produced book, well written and the best single volume on meadows, covering everything from their history to their management. Recommended.
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/meadows/9781472960344
by Kevin Cox
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Meadows/wildlife habitat for sale
Topic: 19.35 acres of Rough pasture/moorland near Moretonhampstead
Replies: 4
Views: 5449

Re: 19.35 acres of Rough pasture/moorland near Moretonhampstead

From the photos, it looks like an interesting piece of land, possibly rhos pasture. It's damp with plenty of purple moor grass and could even have marsh fritillaries. What a terrible shame if it gets 'improved' as the brochure suggests. It would make an ideal community project for a group of members...