Monthly Archives: October 2010

BBC article about conserving ‘pristine land’

This caught my eye – the economic/scientific argument that parallels the call for ‘the wild’. ‘Nature’s gift: The economic benefits of preserving the natural world’ – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11606228

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Recording from the Abbey, with swans

This is the bit of recording that includes the swans flying through the abbey. While I was sitting silently with the recorder running a pair of swans flew the length of the abbey, through the windows at either end and … Continue reading

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R4 interview with National Trust Director

Touching on many of the issues being discussed at the weekend this is an interview with Fiona Reynolds, the Director of the National Trust. It was on Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ as a result of her celebrating ten years … Continue reading

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