Monthly Archives: May 2017

The world of commons conferences

Posted on 31/05/2017 by campaignerkate

The international commons conference organised in Cheltenham in 2008 was my first experience of the international commons scene. Continue reading →

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What route for the Hamble estuary coast path?

Posted on 28/05/2017 by campaignerkate

Campaigners argue for the best route for the England Coast Path on the Hamble estuary in Hampshire Continue reading →

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Genial Geoff

Posted on 26/05/2017 by campaignerkate

Geoff Eastwood, Ramblers vice-president and East Yorkshire activist, would have been 77 today. Continue reading →

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Summoned by sunset

Posted on 23/05/2017 by campaignerkate

I ran up Turville Hill to see the sunset before it faded. Continue reading →

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Rhodri’s route

Posted on 19/05/2017 by campaignerkate

If it was not for Rhodri Morgan, former first minister of Wales who died on 17 May, we might have no Wales Coast Path. Continue reading →

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The legacy of the Big Welsh Walk

Posted on 16/05/2017 by campaignerkate

The Big Welsh Walk (Taith Gerdded Fawr Cymru) took place in Ceredigion on Saturday 6 May.  I joined the 200 people taking part.  We could choose from walks of 15, 10 or six miles and I went for the 15-mile one. … Continue reading →

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Turtle dove returns

Posted on 14/05/2017 by campaignerkate

It’s always a relief when the turtle dove returns to Otmoor. Continue reading →

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Dawn Chorus Day in Coed Rheidol

Posted on 10/05/2017 by campaignerkate

On Dawn Chorus Day I walked in a Welsh wood accompanied by wood warblers. Continue reading →

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‘We underestimate the power of walking’

Posted on 04/05/2017 by campaignerkate

The Big Welsh Walk on 6 May demonstrates the power of walking. Continue reading →

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Wandering in White Wood

Posted on 03/05/2017 by campaignerkate

I make a point of visiting White Wood above the double Dart valley on Dartmoor at least once a year in the spring.  Ever since the late Ian Mercer told me that wood warblers breed here I go to listen for them. … Continue reading →

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