ACCESS & CONSERVATION
19/10/2018
With the end of the ambitious £150,000 Mend Our Mountains crowdfunding drive approaching, Sir Chris Bonington has described National Parks as an “essential part of who we are” and called for us all to take responsibility for looking after them.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION
Special Sandstone Open Meeting – Isolated Buttress access outcome
10/10/2018
A special Sandstone Open Meeting was held on Sunday 7th October to discuss future access to the Isolated Buttress at Harrison's Rocks.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION
What's so special about Exmoor?
10/10/2018
What's it like working for a National Park? Dave Huxtable, a Centre Manager for Exmoor National Park says: "Anyone with a passion for educating people about our environment, for being surrounded by some incredible, remote and beautiful landscape could not go wrong working for a National Park." He also explains what Exmoor needs in terms of restoration, and how trials of a clever soil inversion technique are going.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION
Help us mend the Lake District
09/10/2018
Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak, is an iconic and much-loved mountain with a poignant anniversary this year - it was gifted to the National Trust 100 years ago after the end of the First World War, making it a special summit on which to remember fallen heroes. The sheer numbers of visitors, along with severe weather events, are now causing massive erosion problems. As the path grows wider, soil washes away and the fragile mountain habitat is damaged. Here's how you can help.
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