Category Archives: town and village greens

The rescue of Denham village green

Posted on 04/11/2022 by campaignerkate

It is 70 years since the Rev Herbert Ward saved Denham village green for the enjoyment of the public, and 40 years since it was registered as a charitable trust to protect it for ever. Continue reading →

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Redstarter for ten

Posted on 12/04/2022 by campaignerkate

I was delighted to see my first redstart in Bucks when doing my breeding bird survey at Hazlemere on 10 April. Continue reading →

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Stourside amble

Posted on 03/09/2021 by campaignerkate

A rare (for me) walk in Essex which was full of interest. Continue reading →

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Hurray for a bit of scrub

Posted on 04/05/2021 by campaignerkate

A little patch of scrub made my bird survey at Hazlemere particularly rewarding. Continue reading →

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A rare chance to thank a judge

Posted on 31/10/2019 by campaignerkate

I had the rare opportunity to thank a judge, Lord Hoffmann, for his many ground-breaking judgments on public paths and village greens. Continue reading →

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A countrystride down the Eden

Posted on 29/10/2019 by campaignerkate

The story of my podcast for Countrystride, in the Eden valley, with Mark Richards and Helen Millican. Continue reading →

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Munificent Margaret

Posted on 09/04/2019 by campaignerkate

The Open Spaces Society’s former vice-president Margaret Smith would have been 101 today. Continue reading →

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One hundred Opinions

Posted on 03/03/2019 by campaignerkate

In the autumn 2018 issue of Open Space magazine I wrote my 100th Opinion article. Continue reading →

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1189 & all that

Posted on 02/02/2019 by campaignerkate

Thirty years ago I wrote an Opinion piece in Open Space magazine about the importance of 1189. Continue reading →

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Activist Anne Wilks’s centenary

Posted on 09/11/2018 by campaignerkate

Anne Wilks, an activist for paths and greens in East Kent, would have been 100 today, 9 November. Continue reading →

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