Monthly Archives: July 2017

End-of-term euphoria?  I hope not

Posted on 28/07/2017 by campaignerkate

Michael Gove made a speech which was surprisingly good, though it failed to mention access. Continue reading →

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A magnificent setting

Posted on 24/07/2017 by campaignerkate

The Utrecht commons conference was much enhanced by the lovely surroundings. Continue reading →

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Our part of town

Posted on 20/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I found I was staying in a lively part of Utrecht. Continue reading →

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Bikes rule in Utrecht

Posted on 16/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I found it difficult to understand the rules for cyclists and walkers in Utrecht: cyclists seem to take precedence. Continue reading →

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Defending the forests

Posted on 14/07/2017 by campaignerkate

The Elinor Ostrom Award for practitioners was won by the Asociación Forestal de Soria for its work in saving the forest commons of Spain. Continue reading →

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The energy of practitioners

Posted on 12/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I am pleased to report progress in the campaign to integrate practitioners & academics at the International Association for the Study of the Commons Continue reading →

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First day in Utrecht

Posted on 11/07/2017 by campaignerkate

After only a day I felt at home in Utrecht in the Netherlands.  I arrived a complete stranger at central station, got lost in the vast shopping mall (which seems to have no exit signs—is this deliberate?) and eventually found … Continue reading →

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Foray in Feckenham

Posted on 07/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I visited Feckenham Wylde Moor, a wetland nature reserve managed by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Continue reading →

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Now you see them, now you don’t

Posted on 03/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I am doing the BTO’s house martin survey again this year and the first broods have flown. Continue reading →

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Worcestershire’s welcome to walking

Posted on 02/07/2017 by campaignerkate

Worcestershire Ramblers organised a welcome to walking weekend at Hanbury Hall. Continue reading →

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