Contact Dom
If you want to contact me about training, environmental issues, expeditions, or anything else! - I'd love to hear from you:
Tag Archives: rewilding
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
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
Leave a comment
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
Posted in Lake District Project, The Environment
Tagged conservation, ecosystem services, Environment, Lake District, national parks, rewilding
2 Comments
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
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
Posted in Lake District Project
Tagged dissertation, Environment, Lake District, rewilding
Leave a comment
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
Early results
It’s very exciting to see the questionnaires coming back in, up to nearly 350 responses so far which really is an amazing start. Thanks so much to those who have filled it in and stopped to chat on my travels around … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District Project
Tagged conservation, dissertation, ecosystem services, Environment, hill farming, Lake District, rewilding
Leave a comment
Questionnaires up and running
First day in the new office, and it has to be said that it beats the dingy basement computer room where I have spent most of the last two weeks. First day as well out in the Lakes handing out … Continue reading
Posted in Lake District Project
Tagged conservation, Environment, environmental policy, hill farming, Lake District, Monbiot, rewilding, wildlife
Leave a comment
Dom Hall - Journeys with a Purpose 