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- Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:24 pm
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: Help improve our National Parks and AONBs
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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...
- Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:20 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports
- Topic: RSPB Haweswater
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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...
- Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:51 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Meadows by George Peterken
- Replies: 1
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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
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/meadows/9781472960344
- Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:40 pm
- Forum: Meadows/wildlife habitat for sale
- Topic: 19.35 acres of Rough pasture/moorland near Moretonhampstead
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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...