Alasdair Fagan – Woodland Creation Officer I believe that most people like the idea of trees being planted – as long as they are in the ‘right place’. Small, negligible seeds unfurling to create little, delicate saplings growing on and upwards into woody giants that dominate a landscape. But why would we purposefully plant trees? […]
via Planting for the future — The official blog for the North York Moors National Park
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I’m very pleased to include, this week and next, guest posts by Jane Kilsby. They feature some great research and, as you’ll see, some quite exceptional rural council housing. Jane worked in housing management for councils and housing associations across the country for over twenty years before settling in Banbury four years ago. She wrote about Banbury’s […]
The National Trust is more popular than at any time in its history after the charity’s tally of members soared to 5m. The conservation charity has welcomed a million new members in the last six years alone, having previously taken 86 years to reach its first million. A record-high of 24.5m people visited the National […]
EXILE – 18 September – 12 November, Kingston Lacy, Dorset A bold new installation at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. It examines the exile of former owner William John Bankes and reveals both its significance for understanding the house that is seen today and […]
I like creating these little occasional series posts as they given extra elements to look out for when we visit garden, which we do often. So far I have posted about garden seats, entrances and archways then “Garden Walls and Steps”. Here is number three in a very occasional series of posts of “Garden Walls […]
via Garden Walls and Steps – a very occasional series – Part 3 — greenbenchramblings
I’m getting a bit behind…so here’s post covering my four latest visits to Blickling….sorry for the delay!
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A tiny bird which clocked up the longest migration ever recorded is booming in population thanks to conservation efforts on a stretch of coast recently bought by the National Trust. More than 500 Arctic terns – and five internationally threatened little terns – have fledged thanks to rangers camping out on 24-hour watch against predators, such […]
The most important buildings in London – those with the greatest social significance for the mass of its people and those which have made the greatest visual impact on the capital – are council houses. In 1981, at peak, there were 769,996 council homes in the capital and they housed near 31 percent of its population. […]
via Open House London, 2017: A Tour of the Capital’s Council Housing — Municipal Dreams
Do a search for Māori weaving and you’ll turn up plenty. What you see in today’s picture, though, is nature’s own weaving in New Zealand in the form of some dry fronds hanging from a tree fern that caught my attention at the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley on March 5th. © 2017 Steven Schwartzman
via New Zealand: weaving — Portraits of Wildflowers
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