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Tag Archives: Lake District
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
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Tagged conservation, cultural landscape, Environment, Lake District, landscape, rewilding, state of nature, wildlife
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Lake District Futures – Reflections 5 – is compromise always the best solution…
I was chatting to a friend who also used to live in the Lakes who had recently visited some US national parks whilst on holiday to the States. “The thing that is impressive”, he reflected, “Is that when they do … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, ecosystem services, Environment, Lake District, national parks, rewilding
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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 2 – What is the Purpose of the Lakes National Park?
It is a simple, but fundamental question – what is the Lake District National Park for, what should it focus on and why do we have it – a few quotes and facts that show that the question is far from simple: … 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
Survey closed
I have now closed the survey and am hugely grateful to the 1044 people who took the time to complete it and share their opinions on the future of the Lakes. I am now working on analysis of the results and … Continue reading
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Tagged dissertation, Environment, Lake District, rewilding
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Questionnaire – amazing response and closing date
Just a quick post to say a huge thanks for the brilliant response I have had to the questionnaire. I am pleased to say that the current questionnaire count stands at an amazing 815, which is absolutely great, and has already exceeded … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, Environment, Lake District
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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
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