Monthly Archives: November 2020

Twenty years of CROW

Posted on 30/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which gave us the right to roam freely over commons and mapped access land. Continue reading →

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Fifty Paces Forward!

Posted on 28/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Fifty Paces Forward! by Colin Saunders makes a nice christmas present for your rambling friends Continue reading →

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Remembering Richard Harland

Posted on 24/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Richard Harland, who died seven years ago today, was a quiet but effective campaigner for commons and access. Continue reading →

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Deserted villages on the Glyme

Posted on 22/11/2020 by campaignerkate

A chance visit to deserted mediaeval villages on the River Glyme in Oxfordshire Continue reading →

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Bonus birds

Posted on 16/11/2020 by campaignerkate

On a walk round Turville I was pleased to see meadow pipit, redwing, long-tailed tit and kestrel. Continue reading →

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Brett Collier, miracle man

Posted on 14/11/2020 by campaignerkate

I pay tribute to the great Lincolnshire paths campaigner, Brett Collier, would have been 100 today. Continue reading →

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Au revoir, Hil

Posted on 13/11/2020 by campaignerkate

My friend Hil Marshall has retired as land manager for the Dartmoor Preservation Association; I pay tribute to her. Continue reading →

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Step change

Posted on 11/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Bucks County Council has installed steps on a potentially dangerous path in Turville. Continue reading →

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The power of walking

Posted on 08/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Kamala Harris’s future career was shaped by long walks with her grandfather along Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai. Continue reading →

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