Monthly Archives: May 2019

An alien cross

Posted on 29/05/2019 by campaignerkate

I enjoyed the Dartmoor Preservation Association’s pre-AGM walk but was not pleased to find a large cross on the top of Sheeps Tor. Continue reading →

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Success at Common Wood

Posted on 28/05/2019 by campaignerkate

I was delighted to see at least three Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary butterflies on Common Wood. Continue reading →

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Coloured counties

Posted on 27/05/2019 by campaignerkate

I enjoyed a walk on Bredon Hill listening to birds. Continue reading →

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Pooley’s peregrine

Posted on 21/05/2019 by campaignerkate

I like going to County Hall in Aylesbury in spring as there’s the chance of seeing a peregrine. Continue reading →

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Opening the coast

Posted on 19/05/2019 by campaignerkate

Seventy years ago today a House of Commons committee debated the inclusion of coastal access in the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Bill. Continue reading →

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Jingle-jangle morning

Posted on 16/05/2019 by campaignerkate

I was up early this morning to look for corn buntings near Lodge Hill at Bledlow in the Bucks Chilterns, and was at the start of my walk by 6.30.  As I crossed the fields the skylarks were singing, with … Continue reading →

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Okehampton bypass inquiry: 40 years ago

Posted on 12/05/2019 by campaignerkate

It is 40 years since the 96-day Okehampton bypass inquiry opened. Continue reading →

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The Rivington Pledge

Posted on 07/05/2019 by campaignerkate

Thirty years ago today, more than 3,000 demonstrators pledged to trespass on land owned by water authorities if public access there was not protected in the Water Act 1989. Continue reading →

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No turtle doves (but lots of warblers)

Posted on 06/05/2019 by campaignerkate

Although there were no turtle doves at Otmoor on 5 May, there were nine species of warbler, hobby, bittern and much else. Continue reading →

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Dawn chorus at Warburg

Posted on 05/05/2019 by campaignerkate

On 2 May I was up in time for the dawn chorus at Warburg nature reserve in south Oxfordshire. Continue reading →

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