CD LAUNCH MEMORIES OF KINGSDOWN. Government reforms threaten green spaces. Wildlife Plan for Kingsdown Beach. A Memorial for Squadron Leader Downing. Draft Dover District Heritage Strategy.

Follow the story of the large blue butterfly at Collard Hill in Somerset. 2016 and The Story so Far. Life-cycle of the Large Blue. Who looks after Collard Hill? July 12, 2017.

One of our Garden volunteers Ellen, has been faithfully keeping a diary of her work at Mount Stewart. When you volunteer it goes without saying that you have to find pleasure in what you are doing and that for me is a given in the gardens of Mount Stewart. And the Japanese concept of. Volunteers and staff provided the audience for. Something else I take particular pleasure .

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All the latest news and events from Stourhead, National Trust. After 9 short, but very enjoyable months working at Stourhead, I am moving on to a new role. My last day is today and I just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you for looking at our blog, and to those who have decided to become followers.

Welcome to the Age of Austerity. David Cameron threw around this phrase at the 2009 Conservative Party Conference. I worked in local government in the UK and am observing with interest. Tuesday, 6 November 2012. Alice in the Age of Austerity. Originally written in February 2011. Heartfelt apologies to Lewis Carroll. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

Discoveries from under floors and turf, stories of past lives, the ordinary and extraordinary. Dyrham the Biomass boiler and the thigh bone. Dyrham in South Gloucestershire is having a new boiler fitted and because there is so much potential archaeology in the area the NT is making sure that the pipeline trench from the boiler to the house is watched as it is being dug.

A recording of volunteer working experiences with NT Rangers and Wildlife Trust. Friday, 7 August 2015. Little and large Collapses! Partial collapse of drystone wall at rear of Lodge Park. A somewhat larger collapse on a Perfect day in Nottingham. Thursday, 9 July 2015. Ollie ready with tractor to clear path. Smart new gate at entrance to bat cave area. Ollie testing cleared steps to the bat cave. Friday, 19 June 2015. Some of this years cygnets on the Broadwater.

400 years of growing our own. I know I have been away for a long time. Still all of us down the Horse end continue to be optimistic. We had our first carriage drive of the season last week and the troops are getting back into working mode. Lots of long-reining and sledging and some practise carriage rides. The horses seem happy to be back at work after the boredom and restrictions of winter.