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Category Archives: Outdoor Adventures
Conservation, people and Slovenia
I was recently lucky enough to spend a week in Slovenia on an Erasmus+ learning programme to exchange ideas about the protection of natural heritage – below are a few thoughts about what I learnt – and it starts with … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, cultural landscape, Environment
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Erecting fences and divided visions for our national parks
In a week when I was inspired to see the passion and energy coming out of the Re-imagine London Event as part of the campaign to make London a National City park, an age old argument is re-emerging in another … Continue reading
I-player stumbling
Wandering through the i-player I came across this documentary about the Honistor zip wire application first shown in October 2011. I found it really interesting and for anyone interested in the complex trade-offs and conflicting priorities facing the Lake District Planning … Continue reading
A weekend at Knepp rewilding project
Just spent a wonderfully tranquil weekend at the Knepp Safaris campsite. It’s part of the Knepp rewilding project – a fascinating project and amazing relaxing spot just an hour from London! http://ow.ly/xyHHC
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Great article about the connection to nature
Great article about the connection to nature and risk for kids by http://ow.ly/xoP2g
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Disconnect from nature…
I’ll probably never read as much as I am doing at the moment about one subject – a masters dissertation is a pretty rare opportunity to read a lot on a very specific topic. My topic – land use in … Continue reading
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#Wildtime
Easter holidays have been a great chance to finally get some real wildtime – a week in the Lakes, starting to look at my upcoming dissertation, then a week of rock climbing in North Wales which incorporated everything form sunny … Continue reading
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Tagged access to outdoors, nature, rewild the child, the wild network, wildtime
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Floods, wolves and political leadership
A busy few weeks back at Uni and much to think about and little time to write about it! Therefore in the absence of time to write a full blog I thought I would share a few links to things … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, flooding, wolf reintroduction
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A bug’s life
Another trip up to the Lakes and another chance to reflect on some of the more confusing elements of exactly what conservation should be all about. The opportunity for pause for thought this time came from Rachel Carson’s, seminal book … Continue reading
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A simple life…
I didn’t really think about it, I didn’t consider my thoughts, or emotions, I just kind of blurted out, because I knew it was true, “I love mountains”… Luckily my friend, caught up in the same emotions and quite used … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, feral, Monbiot, mountains
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Dom Hall - Journeys with a Purpose 