Monthly Archives: June 2019

A centenary in Chester

Posted on 27/06/2019 by campaignerkate

I spoke at the centenary dinner of the Chester Rambling and Hill Walking Club in Chester. Continue reading →

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Hurly-burly over bridge

Posted on 24/06/2019 by campaignerkate

The 120-year campaign for a bridge over the River Wharfe at Burley in Wharfedale is at last making progress. Continue reading →

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The Dales Way at 50

Posted on 23/06/2019 by campaignerkate

I was a guest at the lunch organised by the Dales Way Association to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the way. Continue reading →

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Moses Room, commons bill, and George

Posted on 19/06/2019 by campaignerkate

Forty years ago I fought the first Dartmoor Commons Bill before a House of Lords committee. Continue reading →

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Gap in the map

Posted on 16/06/2019 by campaignerkate

On a walk on Bredon Hill in Worcestershire I found there is a section of bridleway in Conderton parish missing from the definitive map; we must research it. Continue reading →

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Three nightjar-highlights

Posted on 15/06/2019 by campaignerkate

I had three nightjar-sightings on my survey visit this year, a record for me. Continue reading →

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Walbury wander

Posted on 09/06/2019 by campaignerkate

A mid-May walk from Walbury Hill, West Berkshire, in the North Wessex Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Continue reading →

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Shortage of sunshine

Posted on 04/06/2019 by campaignerkate

Maxwell Ayamba of the Sheffield Environmental Movement argues for more access to open spaces for disadvantaged communities. Continue reading →

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Swooping sand martins

Posted on 01/06/2019 by campaignerkate

It was a long time since I had seen the sand martins at Cadover Bridge on the River Plym on south-west Dartmoor.  So, when I had a short gap between the previously-described walk over Sheepstor and the Dartmoor Preservation Association … Continue reading →

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