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Tag Archives: cultural landscape
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
Posted in Outdoor Adventures, The Environment
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
What would a ‘National Park City’ be?
This blog was written for and first appeared on the Glasgow City National Park website. To see the original and find out more about a National Park in Glasgow see the website. I am excited about the idea of National … Continue reading
Conference for Nature
Unbelievably it is now four months since I finished the MSc, the big career jump and started work at The Conservation Volunteers. Since then, the blog writing has taken a bit of a nose dive. Moving to Scotland on two … Continue reading
Posted in The Environment
Tagged conservation, cultural landscape, Environment, Lake District, landscape, rewilding, state of nature, wildlife
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Lake District Futures – Reflections 4 – It’s not what you do… It’s the way that you do it
Much of the Lake District Futures project focused on the influence of perception, which in turn highlighted that it is not always what you do in land management but how you do it. It emphasised that at times, success, consensus … Continue reading
Lake District Future – reflections 3 – Wild, managed, natural, re-wilded
Respondents to the Lake District Futures Project showed a wide range of perceptions both of what the Lake District is like, and what it should be like in future, so a few more quotes and facts to get you thinking … Continue reading
Lake District Future – reflections 1 – The Lake District Now
The results of the Lake District futures research project seem to suggest our perceptions of the Lake District now, influences our choice of future scenarios for the Park. So what do people think about the Lake District now – a … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, cultural landscape, Environment, Lake District, wildlife
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Results – Lake District Futures Project
I am delighted that at the end of five months of fascinating discussions, slightly less fascinating hours battling with spreadsheets, academic articles and statistics, I have completed my project and am in the position to be able to share the … Continue reading
After Take That and Before George Monbiot… I’ve made it!
This morning I was lucky enough to be on BBC Radio Cumbria talking about my Lake District Project. I was fence sitting like a good ‘un, trying to maintain the academic rigour but also because I genuinely feel there are … Continue reading
Have your say on the future of the Lake District National Park
I am very excited today to be launching a survey which will form a crucial part of my research project at Imperial College. You can take the survey here now! There are a huge range of issues already beginning to … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District Project
Tagged Blencathra, cultural landscape, Lake District, land use, national parks, rewilding
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Dom Hall - Journeys with a Purpose 