tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23698976687187695752024-03-15T09:16:09.512+00:00Coniston & Hawkshead National Trust teamKeeping you up to date with our countryside rangers work for outdoor visitors and for the landscape in the Coniston and Hawkshead area.NT South Lakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15942970782674603021noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-90773796757435780452017-02-07T18:19:00.000+00:002017-02-07T18:19:59.710+00:00Restoring a Victorian Vision
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here in the Lake
District the National Trust looks after an awful lot of land - about a fifth of
all the countryside in the National Park. But it’s not all high, open fells, we
also care for iconic historic places like Beatrix Potter’s </span><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hill-top"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Hill Top</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, and James Garth
Marshall’s </span><a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tarn-hows-and-coniston"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Tarn
Hows</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stunning wintry scene looking across Tarn Hows to the Old Man of Coniston and Wetherlam</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Located in the
low level hills between the villages of Coniston and Hawkshead, Tarn Hows is
ideal for a walk or cycle trip from either, and has lovely circular walks
around the tarn. With a commanding panorama out across the wider Lake District
fells, it's a favourite with both regular and first-time visitors to the area, attracting
over 300,000 visitors a year, and is popular with artists and photographers who
love the fantastic views.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marshall's
design</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet despite Tarn Hows dramatic setting, it’s very much a ‘man-made’
environment. <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It was created as part of
a designed landscape by James Garth Marshall, a wealthy Leeds industrialist and
owner of the Monk Coniston Estate, in the 1860s, in the ‘picturesque’ style
popular at the time. Tarn Hows as we see it today was originally three natural
tarns. When Marshall bought it he embarked on a project to create a new body of
water surrounded by a bold, ornamental planting scheme, which also had an
industrial use to feed his sawmill, downstream in Coniston. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tarn Hows in the late 19th century, much less wooded than it is today.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marshall’s vision
involved clumps of trees planted in a carefully considered way, highlighting
rocky knolls and the dramatic Lakes landscape beyond. The new planting was
protected by ‘nurse’ crops of conifers, which were intended to be removed once
the young trees were established. However, Marshall died before his vision
was realised and the nurse crops were never removed. Trees then grew to
dominate the Tarn Hows panorama as we know it today. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the Langdale Pikes today...</td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The wood for the
trees</span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Recently, the Trust decided that the majestic views over the
tarn and across to the fells beyond were in danger of being lost amongst the
trees. Marshall’s clumps of specimen trees, although still present, were hard
to see in the thick growth, his vision fading in the passage of time. Aware of
the popularity of the present-day landscape however, and realising that many
visitors who came to enjoy Tarn Hows <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>didn’t know of Marshall’s ‘hidden’ landscape,
the Trust carried out a full survey and consultation with local stakeholders to
decide on the most appropriate <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>course of
action. As Tarn Hows is highly protected as a Site of Special Scientific
Interest, we also had to make sure that work would protect the rare plant
communities and habitats that exist there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An approach was agreed which therefore aimed
to restore elements of Marshall’s vision, without impacting too suddenly and
dramatically on the modern cherished landscape. There will be a gradual <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">receding</span> of
the modern character and a simultaneous <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">emergence</span><i> </i>of<i> </i>Marshall’s
vision, with a medium term co-existence of the two landscape characters. Work
will take place very incrementally over a number of years, with no sudden or
drastic changes to the views and feel of Tarn Hows, and there will be periods
when little or no work is being carried out there.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and in the 1950's</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The project
today </span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have now
started this work to restore elements of the designed landscape, as it was
intended to look when it was originally created. This will involve very gradually
removing some trees, particularly thinning areas where there is dense regrowth,
to open up some views over the tarn and across to the fells beyond, as well as
revealing some of the rocky knolls identified in the original design which have
become overgrown. Opening up views across the tarn and surrounding
countryside will enable visitors to enjoy perspectives on this landscape as it
was originally intended to look in the 19th century, as well as helping to
protect some of those rare habitats around Tarn Hows. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our ranger teams
will also be working to partially reinstate parts of Marshall’s vision with
some new planting in selected locations from the suite of trees in his original
plans. Work will be done very gradually over a number of years, but starting
now means that we can avoid too much intrusive felling work in the future, and
keep the visual impact on the landscape to a minimum. So if you’re out and
about around Tarn Hows in the coming months, and see us working down there, do
stop and have a chat. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this exciting project!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matt Tweed.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up Tarn Hows towards Helvellyn, possibly 1920's.</td></tr>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-89277102319753189852016-12-22T15:10:00.000+00:002016-12-22T15:31:16.409+00:00Toblerone or not Toblerone that is the question - New Year Resolutions<br />
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and it seems an appropriate time to look back and reflect, to think about the
highlights, what’s been achieved and those New Year resolutions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Last night I was tidying the bedside drawer and sifting through all the
tablets, sprays, inhalers,ointments and contraptions that enable me to function
as a vaguely normal human being these days, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came across a crumpled bit of paper; on it I
had scribbled my new year resolutions for 2016. It read.....</span></div>
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</span></span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Put an end to
global poverty.</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bring about
world peace.</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Tidy the
garage.</span></i></div>
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. ... Believe and achieve</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mmmm.........Well if you’ve opened a newspaper, or turned on the news
recently, you’ll have realised that I haven’t made quite as much progress on
the first two as I would have liked, and indeed after a strong start in the
garage earlier this year I have slipped back there somewhat in recent months as
well. So much so in fact that a neighbours son came round recently while
playing; aged about 6 he comes from a family who keep <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their house scrupulously clean and are fastidiously neat. He was playing the role of an inspector of some description,
complete with clip board , pencil and a disapproving look that Claude Littner off
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘The Apprentice’ would have approved of
! He took a look inside the garage and after not much deliberation ,declared it
a fail, on some unspecified health and safety infringement, .... cheeky monkey.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s wrong with kids these days anyway,
playing at Health and Safety Inspectors, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when they should be out stealing from shops,
smashing things up and having spitting competitions ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">To be honest looking at it myself again I could see his point, I thought
it’s a good job he hadn’t seen the garage before I’d tidied it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>........ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">That’s the final straw, I resolve that my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>new year resolutions for 2017 will be more
achievable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>....</span></div>
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</span></span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Eat more
Toblerone.</span></i></div>
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‘truckle’ whenever I can. </span></i></div>
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</b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Get fit –</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>try one of our free 'Trust 10' trail runs. 4th Sunday of every month, you don’t have to be Mo Farah you could be Mo....stly
walking it, if that suits you ! (015394 41880 or nationaltrust.org.uk/running )</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><b>Re-connect with the natural world – </b>Spend some quality
‘you time’ or should that be ‘Yew time’ in the beautiful, tranquil Dodgson and Bailiff Woods on the east side
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Whatever you decide to do have happy and
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<![endif]-->NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-28537752258586287182016-12-09T10:00:00.000+00:002016-12-09T10:00:02.114+00:00I'm 'lichen' it - plenty to see on winter walks<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">With
winter tightening it's grip it can feel like the whole of nature has hunkered
down until spring and there's not much out there to appreciate. That’s what can
make winter the ideal time to build an appreciation for some of the less
dramatic lifeforms, the ones you might overlook in the more fecund months of
the year. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the lichens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In fact,
given that lichens cover (by some estimations) some 6% of the earth’s surface,
overlooking them is something that we probably all do a lot of the time. If it
wasn’t for the clean air act then this is something most town dwellers would
have been forgiven for as lichens are a great indicator of air pollution – they
don’t grow well in polluted environments. But nowadays they can be found almost
anywhere, although admittedly you’d need to go to some of the more remote parts
of northwest Scotland to see the best examples.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabbagey! A very leafy Foliose (see below) Lichen on a tree near Aira Force</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">But what
is a lichen? Well, it’s complicated. And also a bit weird.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Simply
put, they are composite organisms. This means they are neither one thing or
another, but more a new kind of life form that arises from (mostly) an algae
living amongst the filaments of a fungus in a symbiotic relationship. The algae
benefit by being protected from the environment by the filaments of the fungus,
which also gather moisture and nutrients from the environment, and (usually)
provide an anchor to it. The fungus benefits because the algae produces food by
photosynthesis, something they are unable to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some lovely hairy Fruticose (see below) lichens on a tree</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">They’ve
been recognised as organisms for quite some time but it wasn’t until 1867 when Swiss
botanist Simon Schwendener proposed his dual theory of lichens that their true
nature began to emerge. However, common censunsus at the time was that all
living things were autonomous so this was rejected at first (it seems the
composite organism thing was just too strange) and it took many years and the
support of high profile people, including our very own Beatrix Potter, to
finally see the idea accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Nowadays,
the arguments still go on. At the moment they are classified by their fungal
component, but there is some debate over whether this is the right thing to do
as two dramatically different looking lichens can be technically the same thing
due to having the same fungus but two different algal parts. Confusing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful patterns on a Crustose (see below) lichen on one of the walls at High Wray Basecamp volunteer centre</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In fact,
once you start to look into them it gets extraordinarily confusing with
identification being a really specialized field requiring microscopes and
chemicals. But this doesn’t need to take away from the fact that with a little
knowledge and open eyes they can add an extra element to any winter walk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">A good
starting point is to get to know the three most commonly accepted growth forms:
Crustose (like a crust), Fruticose (like a little shrub) and Foliose (with leaf
like structures). There are lots of others and the boundaries between these are
sometimes blurry but get a cheap hand lens and go in close and you’ll be amazed
at the microscopic and very alien world that is right there under your nose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Finally,
here’s some <b><u>Fun lichen facts!<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Unlike
simple dehydration in plants and animals, lichens may experience a very high
loss of body water in dry periods. Lichens are capable of surviving extremely
low levels of water content (poikilohydric). They quickly absorb water when it
becomes available again, becoming soft and fleshy. That’s tough!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The
European Space Agency has discovered that lichens can survive unprotected in
space. In an experiment two species of lichen were sealed in a capsule and
launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket in May 2005. Once in orbit, the capsules
were opened and the lichens were directly exposed to the vacuum of space with
its widely fluctuating temperatures and cosmic radiation. After 15 days, the
lichens were brought back to earth and were found to be in full health with no
discernible damage from their time in orbit. That’s tougher!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Lichens
are a pioneer species, often the first to colonize bare rock. They can grow in a very
wide range of environmental conditions and can grow on almost any surface. They
can even live inside solid rock, growing between the grains. Also quite tough …..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">When
growing on rocks some lichens slowly decompose them, contributing to the
process of weathering by which they are turned into soil. Normally benign, this
can cause a problem on artificial stone structures such as Mount Rushmore in
the States which has to be regularly cleaned of Lichens. So tough even the might of the US struggles against them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">By Rob Clarke, Ranger at High Wray Basecamp volunteer centre</span></div>
NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-50219053039617717892016-11-26T08:47:00.001+00:002016-11-26T08:50:32.516+00:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Threshthwaite Cove is a beautiful quiet valley (if not a little windy at the best of times!) situated near Hartsop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thresthwaite is a very damp place indeed and the path suffers a great deal from flowing water and foot fall. Above we have tried to define a path line and re-vegetate the damaged areas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From time to time the upland teams like to help each other out, earlier in the year we had the chance to go to the dramatic wild west-ern fells to work on Sca Fell Pike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Tongue is a popular route up England's highest mountain and can be incredibly busy all year round. To reduce erosion and help accommodate the vast numbers of feet on the hill the path from bottom to top (its a big path, trust me!) is being widened. In the picture to the right you can see the new and wider pitching merging into the older path which is soon to be replaced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have have been paying some attention to the hills surrounding the popular Grisedale Tarn. With many a hard working volunteer group and help from both the Western and Northern upland teams we've been landscaping out side routes and placing stepping stones over sensitive peat bog. And look here some kindly fellow has labeled the hills just in case!! </span></div>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-76024768528048130262016-11-04T15:10:00.002+00:002016-12-22T15:36:31.610+00:00Claife Viewing Station - Facelift<br />
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older we all need a little extra help to keep ourselves <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>looking spectacular !</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Looking hairy </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me it’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>my increasingly <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hairy ears, nose <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and eyebrows that require just that little bit
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Blessed and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chewbacca <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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old Claife Viewing Station is no different and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>needs a little love and attention to keep it
looking as it should . The Viewing Station was once a ‘must see’
destination<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the very earliest tourists
to the Lake District, when their traditional ‘Grand Tour ‘ of Europe was too
dangerous an undertaking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>due to the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The Station, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a now ruined building, lay <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hidden in the woods for decades until it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>re-opened
to the public<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>last year after a £1/2
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the assistance of a couple of volunteer groups. We have also removed young self
sown birch trees and in the near future will be removing more cherry laurel to
expose more of the bare rock faces around the Station. All of this is being
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Come and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>see for yourselves , Claife Viewing Station
is open all year round<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as is the
Courtyard café. Located on the West shore of Lake Windermere, Far Sawrey,Ambleside,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claife-viewing-station-and-windermere-west-shore</span></div>
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<strong>The Basecamp Toolstore...A Photo Essay.</strong><br />
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In early September we held a green woodworking holiday, using traditional techniques to build a new Basecamp toolstore. This is that story...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Removing the old shipping container…careful
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the small dog…!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sayonara shipping container! You have served us
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, let’s cover all the surfaces. Things are about to get serious<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Here’s one I made earlier”…Our woodland Ranger, and Project Manager – Richard, briefing the troops, with the woodstore built on a previous holiday as an example.</span><br />
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twice, cut once, as they say…We had to get measurements spot on to make sure
everything would fit together perfectly</span></span><br />
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preferably not your own fingers – Eyes down Gary!</span></span></span><br />
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him how it’s done Jane! Textbook sawing...</span></span></span></span><br />
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Claire overseeing a measurement. Any errors meant holidaymakers were put on
half-rations…</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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right…at least the sun’s shining <br />
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scene, little changed from the Middle Ages…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another timeless technique – here’s Tony making
the wooden pegs for the frame. These were traditionally used to avoid costly
iron nails (a tradition kept alive by National trust budgets).<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">…And
relax…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Making sure the frame fits together…with a
little gentle persuasion from Mr Sledgehammer.<br />
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finished frame, and a happy bunch of campers…</span><br />
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Most people like trees. Some people love trees. Most people can name a few species of tree. Some can name hundreds.</div>
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Most people have a favourite tree tucked away somewhere, it could be huge, tiny, tall, short, fat, thin, gnarly, smooth or wrinkled. It might have a special significance because of memories or experience.</div>
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I look at trees almost every day of my life the fields and woods of the South Lakes are full of fantastic trees so its taken me a little while to decide which one to nominate for <a href="http://www.cumbriastop50trees.org.uk/">http://www.cumbriastop50trees.org.uk/</a> </div>
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After much thought I decided on the huge old alder at Boon Crag here's why;</div>
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The alder in 2012. </div>
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Alder are not generally a long lived tree and so rarely reach this size which is relatively common in oak. </div>
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Being responsible for managing such an important tree often means making some difficult decisions, how much do we intervene with tree surgery? Do we let natural processes carry on which might result in alder's death? </div>
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Often something else happens which modifies our management of the tree, this happened in the winter of 2013.</div>
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Trees are naturally resilient and the alder bounced back the following spring with loads of new epicormic growth from the remains of the trunk.</div>
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I felt that in order to protect the epicormic growth, and other important habitats around the tree from browsing we needed to fence the tree.</div>
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Aerial roots within the trunk are also sometimes found in hollow trees, the alder is re-using nutrients made available by the fungal decay of its own wood!</div>
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Epiphytes living in the damp decaying hollows found on the old alder.</div>
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As the dark mornings and evenings close in, it signals that we're nearing the end of the fell work season. Four months back I joined the upland ranger team and in this relatively short period we have literally covered miles. We've been involved in projects across the Lake District working alongside the other upland teams, volunteer groups and the dedicated 'Fix The Fells' Lengthsmen.<br />
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It's been a fantastic chance to learn the ropes of Upland erosion work whilst experiencing the Cumbrian mountains in the best and also the not so best weather, I learned my first lesson quickly - buy a waterproof camera. Here are few sights and experiences of a summer in the fells.<br />
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Typically we start early in the morning around seven, this is a great opportunity to see the lakes in a more tranquil mood.<br />
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After we meet at base we drive to the area or mountain we're working on and set off on foot to our work site, this can sometimes mean walking all the way to the top. Second lesson - breakfast <b><u>is</u></b> the most important meal of the day.<br />
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The character of the fells can be dramatically changed by the weather so we come to work prepared with warm clothes, water proofs and emergency shelters.<br />
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Trying to prevent or reduce erosion on the fells is our main aim. Currently we're working on Goats Hause just below the summit of the Old Man of Coniston. This is a highly popular path and this is evident by the multiple path lines running side by side. With the help of the Fix The Fells Lengths men we are trying to a define a single line and re- vegetate the the sides of the new path.<br />
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Sometimes rock is flown in by helicopter to use on site, how ever in this case on Goats Hause the rock is gathered in situ whilst we work.<br />
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Often when on the fells we get to see some of the hardy creatures that reside on and around them.<br />
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This is a Golden - ringed Dragonfly. This chap has one of the longest bodies of any European insect and is more likely to be found near fast flowing rivers and streams.<br />
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Here is a Violet ground Beetle which when seen up close has a very distinctive violet strip around its sides. As well as living on/in mountains they are commonly found in gardens much to the joy of keen gardeners as they predate pests such as slugs.<br />
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That's it for this for this week so here are a couple of photo's some the awe inspiring views to be found in the lakes.<br />
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-27602012472137008282016-09-30T10:00:00.000+01:002016-10-02T18:17:56.374+01:00Annual Netted Carpet Moth Survey<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Monitoring habitats and species is vital for successful conservation. Changes over time and over large areas can inform us of how best to manage those habitats. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />The data collected can be examined for long term trends </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">linked to conservation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Changes that are as expected and those not anticipated.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />It is therefore important to select what to monitor, how, where and over what time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />The Lake District is special for many reasons and one of them the presence of the Netted Carpet Moth (<i>Eustroma reticulatum</i>). A very rare species it is primarily known to only a few areas here, though, recently new sightings have been made in North Lancashire and possibly some in Wales too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />A possible explanation for its rarity is that its eggs are laid, and its larvæ feed, on only one plant, Touch Me Not Balsam (<i>Impatiens noli-tangere</i>), itself a nationally scarce species.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Therefore, conservation of Netted Carpet Moth is also conservation of Touch Me Not Balsam.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />The UK's only native <i>impatiens</i>, it favours moist, nutrient-rich soils and is commonly found in damp open woodland with dappled shade, alongside streams and where there is regular ground disturbance. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />With few associated species it often forms pure stands of several hundred individuals. Though here in the Lake District sites of much larger populations numbering many thousands of individuals are known, particularly around Coniston and Windermere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Recent conservation work by the National Trust in the Lakes has resulted in a significant increase in the population of Touch Me Not Balsam. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Winter grazing of cattle has been introduced to woodland sites known to have the balsam amongst its ground flora. The cattle trample the ground providing the much needed ground disturbance to spread the seed. The cows are then removed from the woodland before germination takes place.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />No other method of ground disturbance has proved quite so successful as cattle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Even with such successful conservation efforts as this the numbers of Touch Me Not Balsam are still known to fluctuate from year to year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />A kind of 'predator - prey' relationship between the balsam and the Netted Carpet Moth occurs whereby as populations of balsam increase so too do the numbers of larvæ feeding on the food plant until a critical point in the larvæ population when the numbers of balsam start to deplete. As the population of the food plant decreases so too do the numbers of larvæ feeding on the balsam until another critical point whereby the balsam can begin to recover and increase its population and the cycle begins again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Such is the delicate relationship between the moth and its food plant. And thus the need to monitor populations of both annually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, Netted Carpet Moth eggs are laid during July to August meaning the caterpillars are fully grown by early to mid-September. And this is the best time to survey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />We joined a group of <a href="http://www.ruslandhorizons.org/" target="_blank">Rusland Horizons</a> volunteers for the annual survey of Netted Carpet Moth at Brantwood on the east shore of Coniston.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />The survey was led by the National Trust's Wildlife and Countryside Advisor John Hooson and <a href="https://www.reading.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/about/staff/p-e-hatcher.aspx" target="_blank">Dr. Paul Hatcher of Reading University</a>. Together they have been monitoring the numbers of balsam and moth here for the last 20 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Brantwood gardens are managed specifically with Touch Me Not Balsam in mind and head gardener Paul was keen to take us to spot where the recent felling of a tree, providing both light and heavy trampling of the ground beneath, had resulted in an explosion in the population of balsam.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />We began with a quick tutorial of how to spot the caterpillars which are to be found on the underside of the leaf and can camouflage themselves to look like a seed pod or a leaf stem.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />The method of monitoring with which we began was to count the number of larvæ per site. We paired off into groups, picking a site of the garden each, and first estimated the number of balsam plants on our site. Then we counted the number larvæ we found on all the balsam, that we could reasonably reach, within our site, without trampling any of the neighbouring plants. We would then re-group and give Paul Hatcher the number of plants estimated on our site, the percentage of those plants counted and the number of larvæ found.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />These figures will be used by Paul later to estimate the number of larvæ in each site and in the gardens as a whole as well as having the actual number seen on the day. These figures will in turn will be used to estimate the number of Netted Carpet Moth at Brantwood. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />In the afternoon we moved to another location along the Coniston east shore called High Barn Wood. This site has seen winter grazing of cattle since 2001 which has resulted in widespread ground cover of almost pure stands of Touch Me Not Balsam.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />With such large numbers of plants over a much larger area we used a different method of surveying here. This time we worked individually each picking an area of woodland and checking a total of one hundred plants in that area. This gave us the number of larvæ per one hundred plants. We did this in three or four different areas and again gave all the results to Dr. Hatcher who, again, would use the figures, later, to scale up an estimate of the density and number of larvæ in the whole site as well as having the actual number seen in the woodland.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Surprisingly the numbers of larvæ found in High Barn Wood appeared to be less than those found in Brantwood gardens. Though as Dr. Hatcher explained it is often the case that large areas of balsam yield a lower density of larvæ, though overall higher numbers, than smaller sites.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />After 20 years or more surveying the moth and its food plant, however, he has yet to observe any clear correlation between site and numbers of caterpillar. A large, seemingly ideal, habitat may produce only a handful of caterpillars one year where as a small patch of balsam next to a path produce pleasingly high numbers. And then, the following year, the opposite.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Musing on why some sites appear to be more favourable than others to the presence of Touch Me Not Balsam - vital, remember, for the existence of the Netted Carpet Moth - Paul Hatcher noted that the woods around us had been coppiced for charcoal production in years gone by. That the combination of a 10 year coppice cycle, providing dappled light, plus the trampling of the ground by those working the woods would provide ideal conditions for the balsam to grow. And that the presence of <i>Impatiens noli-tangere</i> as the primary ground flora in a woodland may be a strong indicator of historical industrial woodland.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />And so, from this years survey, it appears that the overall number of larvæ in the Lakes is increasing year on year. Which is encouraging news to both surveyor and conservator. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Incidentally, the Netted Carpet Moth itself can be surveyed at dusk in early July to mid-August. Or, more precisely, according to one intrepid volunteer, during the last week of July and first week of August at 9:15pm. So there you go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-35120378912925922442016-09-07T09:24:00.001+01:002016-09-07T09:24:34.099+01:00A busy summer at Tarn Hows
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Tarn Hows has been a hive of activity this summer. The bank holiday weekend was bursting with visitors
enjoying this classic Lakes spot and our
rangers and volunteers have been busy all summer setting up free activities for
all of our visitors to enjoy. From pond dipping to weekly guided walks, indoor
art to mini-beast hunts, learning how to weave hazel to whizzing around the
tarn on our balance bikes, lots of fun has been happening each week, come rain
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">By far the most popular activity that has taken place this
summer has been pond dipping. Families have been dipping into our tarn to see
what they could find and learned how to identify the aquatic life here. Water
beetles, water boatman, pond skaters and damselfly nymphs have been found in
abundance but our most popular find (if slightly off-putting) has been that of
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In addition, the use of our trampers has been ever more
popular which allow people of all abilities to enjoy a trip around the tarn. The
teddy-bear like Belted Galloways have of course proved popular with our
visitors as well as the odd sightings of red squirrels and even <span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="color: black;">an</span> </span>otter! </div>
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As for now, the flurry of visitors from the summer is
slowing down and it is now a great time of year to come and enjoy the range of
wildlife that can be seen around the tarn as the leaves turn into their autumn
colours. <span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="color: black;">Tramper hire continues for the next few
months, just call the office to book your slot: 015394 41456.</span> </span></div>
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Hello, my name is Amy and I am the new Long Term Volunteer
here with the South Lakes team. As part of my degree at Aberystwyth University I have
to undertake a placement in a relevant industry to my chosen degree of Countryside
Management and Conservation. Even though I have learned a lot in lectures the
time I spend with the National Trust will be just as important if not more,
putting what I have learned into practice as well as increasing my knowledge of
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Having worked in the Coniston area for the last month I have
now moved over to the Hawkshead side where we are currently extending fences
into Lake Windermere. These fences are not to exclude people from areas of land
(step stiles have been added for access) but instead cattle. Cattle can prevent
natural regeneration of woodlands from occurring by grazing off young shoots
from the trees. Currently the under story of the trees is pretty bare, with the
extension of the fences these shoots will be allowed to grow and an understory
can develop.<br />
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experience. For this fencing task waders were a must as we all found out! </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">In
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historically managed by Coppicing. The word coppice comes from the French word
‘Couper’, meaning to cut, a method which involves cutting down trees and
allowing them to re–grow from the stumps, known as stools.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span></div>
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which is a National Trust campsite and a tenanted farm managed by Sam Inman. This
project has been to improve and protect biodiversity and water quality. </span></div>
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edge, not only to maintain local traditions but to allow the dormant ground
flora a chance to thrive without the shade from the trees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Then a local contractor double fenced the stream, the entire length of the field,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> along
with creating a nice new stock crossing</span>. The tenant farmer Sam
Inman allowed us to</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">set
back the fence from the beck to create a “buffer zone” protected from grazing
stock.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">This provides places where plants can grow up,
providing more cover for birds, insects and small mammals and helping to
consolidate the banks with their root systems and prevent bank erosion alleviating
siltation. </span></div>
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species such as Ragged Robin, Common Birds-Foot Trefoil, Meadowsweet, Sheep
Sorrel, Marsh Willowherb, Red Campion, Meadow
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the generosity of our donors and cooperation of our farm tenants, we would not be able to carry out important and
beneficial projects such as this. Thank you for your support to enable us to
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This Sunday (31<sup>st</sup> July) marks a celebration and
moment of reflection for the world’s rangers – doing the ‘work that matters’
(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7_a0aFmUs" target="_blank">Harvey Locke</a>, 2016). Most of us here in the UK and Europe will go home at the
end of the day. For some rangers, who work in some of the world's most dangerous protected areas, they put their lives on the
line on a daily basis, and sometimes sadly lose that battle. The International
Ranger Federation puts together a roll of honour for those that have died since
the previous years’ World Ranger Day. This year, that figure hit 107. And these
are the figures we know about. Since 2009, 595 rangers have lost their lives in the line of duty. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ranger roll of honour - in memory of those that have lost their lives in the course of their work between 2015-16 compiled by Roger Cole of the International Ranger Federation.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As rangers, we are
so lucky to do the work that we do, protecting special places, protecting wildlife
(however small) and sharing these special places with the next generation. To
have lost so many this year alone is very harrowing. The main causes of death
this year were poaching (42%), work related incidents (41%) and by the very
animal’s rangers protect (17%) - the majority from the Asian and African regions. Brave men
and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect wildlife, culture,
history and communities. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br />
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“<i>Never underestimate the power of what you do and who you are</i>. <i>Because
are we not here for the business of saving the Earth, saving rainforests,
saving deserts, saving landscapes that we love? And so all of us are doing the
exact same mission, chartered with the exact same mission. </i></span><i>It’s
in our blood, it’s in our spirit, it’s in our eyes, it’s in our heart, it’s in
our soul. I am a caretaker. I work for you. I work for the public. I work for
the future.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9-b23-GHkI" target="_blank">Shelton Johnson</a>, Yosemite Park Ranger</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chris Wood, NT ranger from the North York Moors proudly standing with the world's park rangers</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let’s show our support for the world’s rangers. Visit the <a href="http://www.internationalrangers.org/world-ranger-day/" target="_blank">IRF</a> website to print off a copy of this banner, have your photo taken and show your
support by sharing on the International Ranger Federation Facebook page or on twitter at thingreenline1 #worldrangerday #standwithrangers #naturesprotectors
#thingreenlinefoundation #internationalrangerfederation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To UK rangers: If you’re a ranger reading this, remember what may seem
like 'just the day job' is actually vital and important in the bigger scheme of things.
Think of the world as a ‘terra national park’ – looking from outer space, there are no
boundaries, no state borders, no designated national park areas, just one
planet. We are all doing our bit to protect it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">'I want to talk about where home is for all o<span style="font-size: small;">f us. Earth<span style="font-size: small;">. This is our home. And I want to say this. <span style="font-size: small;">No one, in the wor<span style="font-size: small;">ld, is doing more important work than rangers, looking after Earth. The Earth needs rangers. Rangers can lead the cha<span style="font-size: small;">rge.' <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7_a0aFmUs" target="_blank">Harvey Locke</a>, conservationist. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Mee<span style="font-size: x-small;">ting some of the world's rangers at the World Ranger Congress in Estes Park<span style="font-size: x-small;">, Colorado, USA in May 2016</span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">‘I STAND with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you,
and I stand for you, on this day and every World Ranger Day’ – Sean Willmore,
President of the International Ranger Federation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Think about supporting the work of <a href="https://www.thingreenline.org.au/" target="_blank">The Thin Green Line.</a> </span></div>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-68794598215233720282016-07-22T08:00:00.000+01:002016-07-25T14:17:30.627+01:00Beatrix Potter's Legacy in the Lakes - video <div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;">There was a lot more to Beatrix Potter than just the famous storybooks. Her legacy and influence extends far beyond these and is still important to the National Trust today. This month we are celebrating her 150th anniversary right across the Lake District and the whole country. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Find out more about what she left the National Trust and how we are continuing her work today in this video, produced by Rangers on the South Lakes team.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Join in the big birthday celebrations on 28 July at our places across the Lakes...there will be cake! <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beatrixpotter" target="_blank">Beatrix Potter 150th Celebrations </a></span>NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-6181486790176843312016-07-14T17:48:00.000+01:002016-07-14T17:48:50.746+01:00Burning Ambitions at Basecamp!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Here at High Wray Basecamp we’re continually striving to
offer our visiting groups and volunteers a more rewarding and memorable stay.
One of the ways that we do this is by looking at our infrastructure and seeing what
improvements we can make that will add to people’s experience. What needs modernising?
What need’s chucking out? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s why we’ve
recently installed a new macerator in our Longland dormitory, and a new cistern
and flush control system in our Acland block. ‘Oh, the glamorous world of
Basecamp!’, I hear you cry. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Getting started: Footprint for the fire pit laid out and materials on site for the wall</span>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">But don’t worry, I’m not going to wax lyrical about the
waste disposal measures in place here, fascinating though they are. No. I want
to tell you all about something far more exciting, something to stir the soul
and connect us with our primordial past…I want to tell you about…our new fire
pit…</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outer walls going up: It was a challenge here to marry the appearance of a 'drystone' wall with the strength of a bonded one.</td></tr>
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For many years groups at Basecamp have enjoyed a good camp
fire - sitting around late into the evening, telling stories, gazing wistfully
into the flames. It’s one of the simplest of life’s pleasures, and a way of
reconnecting with the less complicated lives of our ancestors, of eschewing for
a moment the capricious frenzy of modern life. It’s part of what Basecamp’s all
about. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laying the inner firebricks and fireproof screed: These fellas can withstand temperatures in excess of 1350c - that's one hot potato!</td></tr>
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But there’s been a problem. With no formal, defined space in which to
have a fire there’s been no limit on their size. Conflagrations have spread
over a larger area than perhaps we would have liked, leaving an ugly pile of
ash and cinders in the middle of the Basecamp grounds. There’s the additional
concern that during dry spells the fire could ignite surrounding vegetation,
with potentially disastrous consequences, or that rocks within it could
explode, throwing dangerous shrapnel outwards. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pointing up the firebricks and slate seating: The holes are for ventilation and drainage.</td></tr>
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</span>And, there’s the issue of dead wood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re ever fortunate enough to visit
forests in remoter parts of the world, out of the reach of human influence, you’ll
notice an awful lot of dead wood. This plays an important part in the health
and vitality of woods. It’s a home and food source for all sorts of animals,
plants, and fungi, and as it rots it replenishes the soil with vital nutrients.
Decades of camp fires have stripped the Basecamp grounds of most of its dead
wood, leaving a depauperate environment. Of course, we’re not suggesting that we
can turn our grounds into a pristine ecosystem, and we certainly don’t want to
stop people enjoying a good burn up, but by managing what is used for campfires
we’ll hopefully be able to give nature a helping hand and keep Basecamp lovely
for future generations. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Hello There! My name is Ben and I am VERY excited
to say that I’ve recently joined the South Lakes upland footpath team. I have a
passion for the fells as they’ve been a great source of enjoyment for me and I’m
looking forward to contributing to their conservation and maintaining the
footpaths whatever the weather. </span></div>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 10.0pt;">For the past 4 years I have been down in sunny Kent
working as a ranger for the National Trust in the countryside at Toys Hill and
the Chartwell estate. Originally being from Cumbria it’s only natural that I
felt the pull of the Lake District and recently moved back north.</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 10.0pt;">It is exactly one month since I started with the
team and what a month it’s been! I’ve had the pleasure of working with Joe,
Sarah and Nick, with them I’ve been learning some of the techniques involved in
upland path work including rock pitching, Drain building and landscaping. These
techniques are all used as ways to encourage the many keen fell wanderers to
use the paths and to help us prevent erosion.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small section of pitching Joe and I have been working on.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from Helvellyn.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
picture above is the view from the summit of Helvellyn (950m), in the middle is
the famous/infamous Striding Edge, to the left is the cove containing Red Tarn,
and furthest left Swirral edge. The cove is a fantastic place to sit and have
your sandwich and take in the dramatic views. How ever if you happened to be
sitting having your sandwich in the same spot 13 – 20,000 years ago you would
be knee deep or potentially hundreds of feet deep in a glacier. Red Tarn cove
is good example of a ‘glacial cirque’, at the start of an ice age these
‘glacial cirques’ are the locations where glaciers first develop and then
spread down through the valleys below where they gouge and deepen the valley
floors. When Glaciers retreat they do so back up to the Cirques where they
began. Its also worth noting that if/when/how?!/really?? another Ice age were to begin these beautiful mountain tarns would again be the first places to form new glaciers. You have been warned! </span></div>
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will certainly be busy. Over the next few weeks the South Lakes team will be
working on projects across the park with the ‘Fix the Fells’ lengthsmen,
working holiday groups and the West Lakes footpath team. If you’re out in the Hills and you happen to see us
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long history of charcoal production dating back at least to the 13th century.
The 17th century saw an increase in demand for charcoal from the Iron Industry
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Charcoal was burned on site in turf
mounds situated on charcoal burning platforms or 'pitsteads'. These were large flat clearings made within
the woods, either earthen or stone built. Over 250 of these pitsteads, along
with 'collier paths' - tracks for the
transportation of the underwood and charcoal to and from production sites, can
still be seen throughout the woods around Claife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One such wood, Pate Crag Coppice, was a
working coppice from at least the 17th century through to the early early 20th.
In the years since its coppice stools have grown into impressive multi-stemmed
trees. But the woods have also suffered an invasion of rhododendron which now
threaten this historic woodland.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A non-native invasive species,
rhododendron prevents native flora from growing due to its dense evergreen
shade. It colonises an area through stem layering and by producing millions of
seeds, and is difficult to remove thanks to its 'tenacity of life', making it
the bane of conservationists. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Much work has been done by the rangers in
recent years to remove rhododendron and improve woodland flora and
bio-diversity. But the successful eradication of rhododendron requires a
programme of managed removal, monitoring and control over a number years - aka
Rhody Bashing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As part of <a href="http://volunteersweek.org/" target="_blank">Volunteers' Week</a> (1-12 June) a
group of 8 members from the <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wray-castle/features/our-south-lakes-volunteering-story" target="_blank">South Lakes Volunteer Group</a> joined us on a bright,
hot Tuesday morning for a day of Rhody Bashing at Pate Crag Coppice. Led by
Richard, our Woodland Ranger, and armed with bow saws, loppers, flapjack and
lots of water we set off from the lakeside track over the steep and sometimes
slippery terrain of the woods to one of the pitsteads that would serve as our
base for the day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are several ways to tackle
rhododendron. You can pull up the seedlings by the roots, dry the roots and
snap the stem; saw off branches at the base and treat the stump with herbicide;
spray the leaves with herbicide where there is no risk of over-spray effecting
surrounding flora or contaminating a watercourse; or use mechanical flailing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Given our number and the size of the near
by rhodies, plus the steepness of the terrain and potential risk of over-spray,
our method of choice was to cut and saw the branches down to the stump. We left
about a foot standing with a few leaves sticking up to act as a flag. This is
to help locate the stump and treat it with herbicide at a later date. The cut
branches were then piled up ready to be burned. Yes, just what you need on a
hot, sweaty day with no breeze. A fire. Luckily one of our number was an ex-fireman
more than happy to get the fire going.</span></span></div>
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rhody stump.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rhody stump with 'flag' of
leaves.</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> In a manner one can only imagine was
similar to those who worked these woods for charcoal in years gone by we formed
an effective production line from shrub to fire. One or two small groups where
based up slope cutting off branches then lobbing or dragging them down slope to
the charcoal platform. Another group cut up the pile of branches into smaller
manageable stacks while the final group fed and managed the fire. In this
fashion we cleared all the rhody sites we hoped to in good time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where the rhododendron once stood was now
an expanse of bare ground. A reminder of just how damaging to the habitat it
can be.</span></span> </span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bare ground where rhododendron
once stood. </span></span>
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background.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An area of Pate Crag Coppice where the
rhody has previously been removed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Light gets through and new life grows
again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Rhododendron ponticum</i> was present in
Britain in previous interglacials but didn't re-colonise here in the
post-glacial. Native to parts of southern Europe it was (re)introduced
to Britain in 1763 and became abundant throughout the 18th and 19th centuries
as an ornamental plant and as game cover. It has now widely naturalised.
Particularly on acid soils and in shaded woodland. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It damages the habitat it invades by
dominating the area. It spreads laterally through branch layering creating its
dense, impenetrable growth which prevents light from getting to other species.
Its leaves and buds contain toxic chemicals making it unpalatable to grazing
animals. These chemicals may also act as an inhibitor to the growth of
competing species further adding to its domination. Its honey is poisonous to
humans and bees. It can be a host for fungal pathogen <i>Phytophthora</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where the native flora ceases to be so
too do the animals which live off the flora and hence the animals that live of
those animals and so on leaving the area virtually barren of all life except
the rhododendron. Even in woodland, where trees can exist above its dense
shade, no new saplings can seed. So as the existing trees die off only the
rhododendron will remain. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Such tenacity makes eradication costly,
labour intensive and time consuming. Even after removing existing growth and
treating with herbicides the millions of tiny seeds that are produced each year
are easily spread far and wide by the wind making regrowth highly likely. A
site needs to to be revisited over successive years to repeatedly control the
regrowth before the site can be declared free of rhododendron. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yet, despite all this, in its exotic form
the bright flowers and twisted branches can look quite <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/leith-hill/features/the-rhododendron-wood-at-leith-hill" target="_blank">spectacular</a>.</span></span></div>
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Leith Hill.</span> </span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A new day, a new site and a new volunteer
group.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Volunteers from a group formed by the
Windermere Reflections project joined us at Wray Castle. Ornamental
rhododendron can be seen lining the edge of woodland around the Wray estate,
however, invasions further into the woods once again threaten the habitat.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There's</span> rhody in there<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> somewhere</span>.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The rhody here were smaller and more
dispersed than at Pate Crag. The difficulty, however, was in getting to them
through the overgrown ferns and brambles. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The site had recently seen some rhody
bashing and piles of dried branches were lying waiting for us to put them on
the fire. Again, luckily, we had a retired fireman amongst us to help manage
the fire. This was important as we had no 'ready made' fire site like the
charcoal burning platforms. Instead we cleared a suitable area of ferns, with
paths to and from the site, where a small controlled fire could be set and
managed. </span></span></div>
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efficiently cutting, treating, dragging and burning, despite the hot weather,
until the thunder storm came and we all retreated to the castle for a well
earned cup of tea.</span></span></div>
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several more occasions over the coming years before the work is complete. Such
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South Lakes Volunteer Group and Windermere Reflections for all their hard work
in taking us one step closer to having rhody-free woodland.</span></span></div>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-88570861432988890822016-06-17T16:11:00.002+01:002016-06-17T16:11:53.557+01:00A big HELLO from Eve<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello!
My name is Eve and I am the new friendly face you will see here around Tarn
Hows. I have recently finished university at Liverpool and have moved back up
north to join the team, here at Boon Crag, as an Assistant Ranger at Tarn Hows for
the next few months. Having been here for a grand total of 7 days now, I have
already been involved in a range of work including assisting on guided walks,
ending with free tea and cake, visiting our property’s sites in the sun and
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely view over Tarn hows early in the morning.</td></tr>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Born
and bred in Cumbria, I love the outdoors and have a passion for nature.
Therefore, I see myself very lucky to have landed a job in such a beautiful
place and a great location as to Tarn Hows.
I will be here to ensure a very warm welcome to many of the 300,000
visitors that come to Tarns Hows each year, and I will be helping to maintain
and conserve this incredible site. I will be helping to manage our off-road
mobility vehicles as well as keeping the area looking at its best. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me at my new office!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Tarn Hows has bags of history and
it is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The tarn is fed by a series
of valley and basin mires, a nationally rare and protected habitat, which
supports rare aquatic plant species and invites a diverse range of wildlife to
the area. Future management work may involve removing some trees to encourage
growth of aquatic plants. Ancient
woodland, also a nationally protected habitat, can be found of the south-west
side of the tarn, rich with bryophytes and lichens. The tarn is also surrounded
by old larch plantations, acid grasslands and areas of heathland. It’s a very
diverse place with lots to see! I will be leading enjoyable walks around the
tarn and surrounding area, (hopefully) filling your heads with lots of
knowledge about the management, history and wildlife that can be found here and
I am very much looking forward to it.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Flag Iris currently in bloom by the side of the tarn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Orchid found at the edge of the basin mere by the tarn. You may be lucky to see one!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope to develop visitor
experience by offering a range of new public activities for everyone to get
involved in to learn about wildlife, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">biodiversity conservation and the specific work
the National Trust does. This may include mini-beast hunts and bird watching. But it’s all early days yet!!</span></div>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-885124072608233122016-06-10T14:29:00.002+01:002016-06-10T14:37:25.850+01:00Musings on the 8th World Ranger Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Back in April, in my previous <a href="http://countryside-catchup.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-8th-world-ranger-congress_22.html" target="_blank">blog</a> I'd written about how I was heading to the <a href="http://www.worldrangercongressusa.com/" target="_blank">World Ranger Congress</a> in Estes Park, Colorado. What a fantastic experience. I couldn't possibly describe everything I did, all the inspirational people I met or all the things I learnt in one blog so I hope I've managed to capture the essence of the congress for you.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Estes Park YMCA was to be our home for the week. A beautiful backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.</td></tr>
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I was honoured and inspired to have been chosen to represent the National Trust and the UK while learning about the war on poaching in Africa, how to connect the disconnected in the US national parks, how much of our terrestrial and oceanic environments has some form of protected area status and how we should protect much more, fire management in Australia and the campaign for better funding and health and safety standards in Asia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multi-nation flag parade including Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Norway and Kyrgyzstan.</td></tr>
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On day one, all the countries represented paraded their uniforms and flags (there were 65 countries in all!). This culminated in a reading of the names of the 60 rangers to have died in service since the last World Ranger Day. A moment to be proud of the ranger profession but also to reflect on the dangers that some rangers face in the course of their work. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reading out the names of the 60 rangers who have died since the last World Ranger Day, July 31st 2015</td></tr>
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The congress was a strong reminder of why the work we do is so important, not just for nature but also for the human race. It was also a reminder of how small the problems are we face here in the UK can seem in comparison to protecting endangered species from poaching or communities from crocodiles. Some of the rangers I met are working in far less fortunate situations than my own. Some don’t receive the regular pay we all receive or even have a basic uniform or safety gear (There was a ranger relief collection to donate old bullet proof vests, uniforms and outdoor gear to those in need). However different it all seems, we are all fighting the same fight – protecting special places.<br />
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Sean Wilmore, the (newly re-elected) president of the International Ranger Federation highlighted how the 320+ rangers at the congress each represented 1000 rangers across the world. I really felt part of a big ranger family, especially now I have so many contacts around the world. Can you spot the National Trust rangers in red in the group shot? Chris Wood (from the North York Moors) and myself represented the National Trust's North region. <br />
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The congress contained a series of very interesting talks, thought-provoking presentations and plenty of time to get to know our fellow rangers. Many of these talks would take a blog each to describe. One particularly inspiring talk was by ranger Christian Mbina of Gabon: "It is not a fight to save Africa. It is a fight to save the world." National Park Service director, Jonathan Jarvis, also gave a frank and heartfelt talk about the American National Park System - 'How do we engage the disconnected in our National Parks?' They are the future. Conservationist Harvey Locke, gave a talk thanking rangers for their important work and described his nature needs half theory - how we should protect more of planet earth. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ranger Christian Mbina of Gabon. <span style="color: #1d2129;">He said his name badge should not say he is from Gabon, but from the world. </span></td></tr>
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Obviously a gathering of rangers would not be complete without plenty of fun too. Everyone brought parts of their cultures with them, the Brazilians brought their amazing dancing, the Russian's brought some interesting spirits, the British brought Yorkshire Tea....There was plenty of live music, a swap shop for patches and pins (I've now got quite a collection!) as well as daily raffles with prizes donated from ranger's protected areas (I wasn't lucky this time). I took part in a field trip to Gem Lake in the Rocky Mountains National Park with the local rangers. It was great to get out of a conference room for a day! <br />
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This was my first protected area gathering and I really hope it won’t be my last. The next WRC9 is in Nepal in 2019. I have started saving already.</div>
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Please check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqVwjNJ8_Oj0OepbQABHd6A">8th World Ranger Congress YouTube channel</a> to hear some of these inspirational talks, I particularly recommend the ones by Shelton Johnson, Harvey Locke and Jonathan Jarvis.</div>
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The Association of National Park Rangers in the US did a fantastic job of organizing and hosting the congress. This was in collaboration with the 100 year centennial of the US National Park Service.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">A fine and subtle spirit dwells<br />
In every little flower,<br />
Each one its own sweet feeling breathes<br />
With more or less of power.<br />
There is a silent eloquence<br />
In every wild bluebell<br />
That fills my softened heart with bliss<br />
That words could never tell. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;">Anne Bronte, 1840.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They’re on the wane now, those carpets of frosted blue,
melting back into the woodland floor as the mercury rises and the canopy closes
over. Yet for an all-too-brief window every spring, bluebells bring woods all
over Britain bursting into life. To many these azure seas of flowers are as
emblematic of the returning sun and lengthening days as the call of cuckoos or
the sight of swallows. It’s little wonder that our native <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hyacinthoides non-scripta </i>is amongst the favourite of the nation’s
wildflowers. This charismatic, ‘eloquent’ little flower is rich in folklore and
history too, and perhaps because they are found in ‘ancient’ woodland, or
perhaps because they contain poisonous glycoside compounds, bluebells have long
been associated with fairies. Legend has it that the ‘bells’ were rung to summon
fairies to gatherings deep in the woods, but should the ringing fall upon a
human ear, alas death would soon come upon that unfortunate soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To witness the spectacle of a bluebell wood in full bloom,
whilst hopefully avoiding an untimely demise, there are few better places than
here in the Lake District. Bluebells have a preference for oceanic climates, so
the UK, and the west coast in particular, with our prevailing weather bringing
mild and wet fronts off the Atlantic, creates the perfect growing conditions.
In fact, so well suited are they to our climate that the UK is home to around
half the world’s population of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hyacinthoides
non-scripta.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bluebells also grow best in undisturbed soil, in ground that
has remained free from the plough or other intrusions for as long as possible. They
tend to take a long time to become established in new habitat, yet this
apparent torpidity also means that they can linger long after conditions have
changed. Like organic archaeology, to come across an open field of bluebells is
to bear witness to a changing landscape, a persisting footprint of a
now-vanished habitat. They, along with a handful of other plants, are an
indicator of ancient woodland. Ancient in this sense meaning pre- 1600 AD,
before maps became widely available and woodland management became commonplace,
though some may have lineage that traces all the way back to the most recent
ice-age, 10,000 years ago. It’s a rare and shrinking habitat, covering just 2%
of the UK’s land surface, though unfortunately it’s rarity often doesn’t equate
to value, and many sites remain unprotected in law, at the mercy of human development
and exploitation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bluebells themselves however, do enjoy a certain level of
protection. Although not officially endangered, since 1998 it has been illegal
to collect them for sale, and they are further safeguarded from intentional
uprooting under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. The major threats to
our native flowers however, come in rather more subtle guises than unscrupulous
plant collectors. They first started to appear in the 1960’s, immigrants from Spain
escaping from confinement in gardens and parks. Over the following decades increasing
amounts of this modern-day Spanish armada has appeared in our woodlands. More
robust, more adaptable, and more vigorous than UK bluebells, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hyacinthoides hispanica</i> will out-compete
native flowers wherever they gain a foothold. To further cloud the picture the
two species will readily interbreed, producing a hybridized variety with
characteristics of both, and which could ultimately lead to the loss of the
genetically distinct <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">non-scripta </i>species.
Ominously, in a recent survey by the charity Plantlife, it was found that one
in six bluebell woods contained either Spanish or hybrid bluebells alongside
native UK plants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet it is it is a different threat which represents the most
uncertain future for our beloved bluebells. Native seeds can and are being
banked. Spanish invaders can to an extent be eradicated (though it is illegal
to uproot any plant without landowner consent). A changing climate however,
could see bluebell carpets disappear into memory as the ecological niche to
which they are so superbly adapted is swallowed up by shifting patterns and
seasons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the trend for earlier
springs continues, the advancing overhead canopy and competition from other
plants on the woodland floor could close the window on bluebells forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I for one hope not. I hope that the spectacle of a bluebell
wood in full bloom, surely one of the most delightful and uplifting treasures
of the British countryside, is around for many years to come. I hope that
future generations can experience and wonder at their subtle majesty, and fill
their own softened hearts with bliss as they do so. </span></div>
NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-67816877228522615502016-05-26T17:49:00.001+01:002016-05-26T18:10:23.864+01:00Postcard from Clair in the USA <div class="Body">
<span lang="EN-US">Hello! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I'm sending a blog 'postcard' from the USA, about my
recent adventures to the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument and Lake Mead
National Recreation Area (this is the first time they’ve offered shadow
assignments at the <a href="http://www.worldrangercongressusa.com/" target="_blank">World Ranger Congress</a>). I’ve tried to pick out the
highlights as there is <i>so</i> much I want to talk about!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Andy Dutton (an Australian ranger from
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service) and I spent a week with key staff and
rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the Grand Canyon Parashant
National Monument and Pipe Springs National Monument as well as the
awe-inspiring Zion National Park. We shared stories about our respective areas
and learnt about issues facing each of these areas. The American protected area
system is so different to the UK, many of these areas are owned by the federal
government. It was a fantastic experience to compare how the three different
countries approach the ranger profession. And my, do the Americans know how to
make people feel welcome. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lake Mead is a huge area outside Las Vegas
(think a huge version of Windermere) popular with boaters, day trippers
and those seeking a wilderness experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">The vastness of Lake Mead, where they're facing <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">issues
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We also experienced the Colorado river in
all it’s glory by taking a rafting trip below the Hoover Dam to see some of
their visitor and resource management issues. Obviously enjoying the mid-30
degrees heat!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Rafting down the Black Canyon, meeting local specialists including a meteorologist, the chief Law Enforcement ranger and a biologist.</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ranger pilot Scott Taylor also took us between
Boulder City (where we were based) to St George in a small plane. In between
bouts of nausea (the updrafts were pretty intense) I took what seemed to be a
million photos of the Grand Canyon en route. The scale of land they manage out
here makes having a small plane an essential part of their role, particularly
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As a contrast,we also saw the Grand Canyon from
the Parashant (the flatter lands to the North of the main Grand Canyon that the
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It was great to spend time with their ecologist,
their physical scientist, archaeologist and other rangers and to learn more
about what it takes to manage this huge piece of land.</div>
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And finally, imagine being a backcountry ranger
and being given a government issued mountain bike to patrol around on? Often
the roads in this part of the country are so difficult to navigate
(particularly when it rains!) that this is the best way to get around (being a
long distance runner also helps too, naturally). I am sure job applications
from any of you fit and hardy souls would be welcome!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyWX8-l32rwbQGbx9nLl7Vo8PmjM8omchZmjp7sHPbLhg26GyDDD9TxwGgNGEyTiPjQo4XVRNQpyg2h3fmICvJs1BGrrm4ORbfCvUK7Iw1kcBnq3XCEW3KZLx158U3Ljrgeblj1dW1_Re/s1600/P1030097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyWX8-l32rwbQGbx9nLl7Vo8PmjM8omchZmjp7sHPbLhg26GyDDD9TxwGgNGEyTiPjQo4XVRNQpyg2h3fmICvJs1BGrrm4ORbfCvUK7Iw1kcBnq3XCEW3KZLx158U3Ljrgeblj1dW1_Re/s400/P1030097.JPG" width="300" /></a><span lang="EN-US">From one extreme to another. Zion National Park
has 4 million visitors a year. Most going to the main canyon, with concrete
pavements and double buses getting visitors up to the main walking routes up
the valley. It seems in order for everyone to be able to enjoy these special
places such apparent extreme measures are necessary.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the key things I’ve got from this
experience is that as rangers we all face similar issues regardless of our
location. However rangers in America have comparable powers to the police, have
responsibility for fighting wilderness fires and play a key role in search and
rescue. But then America is much much larger than the UK.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Many thanks to my hosts at both Lake Mead and the
Parashant. I look forward to showing them the delights of our wonderful Lake
District in the future! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’ll leave you with this little guy…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’m now at Estes Park in the Rocky Mountain
National Park for the <a href="http://www.worldrangercongressusa.com/" target="_blank">World Ranger Congress</a> and it is quite a contrast to the
very dry desert. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0Grand Canyon Village, AZ 86023, USA36.0544445 -112.140110835.951735500000005 -112.3014723 36.1571535 -111.9787493tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-32655535369891372016-04-22T09:26:00.001+01:002016-04-22T09:26:53.374+01:00The 8th World Ranger Congress<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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gathering of rangers from all around the world to share stories, learn new
skills, create lasting partnerships and experiences of what it is like to be at
the front line, protecting the world’s most special places. This worldwide
event has been hosted in places as far apart as Australia, Scotland, Tanzania
and South Africa and will be attended by rangers from 40+ countries. This year,
it is being held in Estes Park in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado,
USA. Myself and <a href="https://dayinthelifeofaranger.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Chris Wood</span></a> (Ranger at the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflection of Hallett Peak in <a href="http://www.worldrangercongressusa.com/" target="_blank">Estes Park</a> - Wow</td></tr>
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away so I plan on making the most of it. I’ll also spend a week meeting some of
the rangers in the Grand Canyon Parashant National Park. My kind and generous
hosts have made exciting plans for me including an opportunity to join their
ranger pilot for a flight over Lake Mead and Parashant. I’ll also get to
experience an overnight trip into the <a href="http://darksky.org/idsp/parks/parashant/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Parashant International Night Sky Province</span></a> to see
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the amazing views of the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/para/index.htm" target="_blank">Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument</a></td></tr>
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real celebration of what it means to be a ranger and be part of the worldwide
ranger community. Chris and I will share this experience and raise awareness of
the IRFs work with our fellow NT ranger colleagues as well as with you, our
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wonder if I'll see any marmots?</span></td></tr>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-49196741387189234612016-04-15T10:00:00.000+01:002016-04-15T10:00:01.315+01:00Moving on with the year<br />
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With the weather starting to improve now and more groups arriving the team here at the volunteer centre High Wray Basecamp is starting to spend more time outdoors now. We always look forward to this but with the miserable weather we had to put up with over winter we are sometimes quite pleased that we scale back
on the amount of time we spend outdoors over the darker months. There are very good reasons
for this as there is lots of wrapping up to do of the year just gone, planning
to do for the year ahead and more importantly, maintenance of the site itself.<br />
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Preparing the walls for repainting, goodbye to gloomy Terracotta</div>
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Getting the new Pistachio colour scheme on - sophisticated!</div>
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This maintenance occuppied us fully
for a couple of weeks as we once more hosted the ‘Basecamp Blitz’, a week long barney of
painting and DIY. Being a volunteer centre, we didn't do this on our
own and had the help of some very hard working volunteers keen to get
going with brush and roller.</div>
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Do you like what we've done with the place? The Longland with the first coat on</div>
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Once the walls were complete, we moved on to the floors
and laid new carpet tiles down in the Longland block. The old ones were
starting to wear out and had so many corners peeling up it was becoming a full
time job sticking them back down again. It’s great to have replaced them, even if the new ones have the perhaps inappropriate colour name of 'Casino Brown'!</div>
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Now complete we have a lovely fresh feeling to welcome our many groups in
for this year - it is a nice thought that improvements that will benefit many
volunteers over the coming years have been wrought by volunteers themselves. </div>
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But it wasn't all indoor work over the winter and early spring. Part of the
aforementioned planning involved heading up to the hills to look at some of
our upland footpath jobs for the year ahead. We got lucky with a rare sunny day
for a site visit to Gummer’s How, above Windermere, but weren’t so lucky with a
trip up Far Easedale a week later where it seemed winter had returned with a
vengeance. Whatever the weather these trips are important as we need to
have a very clear idea of the jobs we’ll be tackling with volunteer groups –
it’s no good arriving on site and then trying to work out how to tackle a
problem when you have 15 volunteers keen to get cracking!</div>
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Since I wrote the most of this blog we've been out tackling the dreaded job of bag filling. Working with the South Lakes upland path team and the Fix the Fells lengthsmen we've been helping each other collecting enough stone for this year’s scheduled upland jobs. The stone is loaded into 1 ton bags ready to be lifted into place by helicopter, always a daunting proposition that we’re pleased to have completed. Finishing this normally coincides with the improvement of the weather and a full move from planning to action, a time of year that can’t come soon enough!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See, it is fun! the lengthsmen mid stone collection</td></tr>
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NT South Lakes Rangershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230053013611634586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2369897668718769575.post-23966732435856524742016-04-04T17:04:00.001+01:002016-04-04T17:04:56.711+01:00A Spring in their step<span style="color: #3d562d; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fell f</span></span><span style="color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">arming has shaped the landscape of the Lake District for thousands of years using a system that has remained relatively unchanged. At the most basic level the fell farming year follows a cyclical pattern of sending stock off to the high fell, and gathering them back down for lambing in the spring and tupping time in the autumn. This system enables farmers to make best use of the limited growth that the vegetation puts on during the warmer months; it is no coincidence that the lambs are born in the spring as we are hopeful for some warmer weather and the grass will start to grow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;">At the moment the ewes will have been bought down from the fell and will be held in the inbye fields. These are the fields in the valley bottom which are enclosed by the characteristic drystone walls where the ewes will remain until they have lambed, which for most fell flocks happens between mid-April to mid-May. Ewes with single lambs are sent back to the fell in May and those with doubles kept in the inbye until clipping time in July after which they are also sent to the fell. As you have probably guessed this is however only the tip of the ice berg …</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;">One of the aspects of fell farming that always amazes me is how the farmer staggers their lambs to be born over the period of around a month. Whilst lambing remains one of the busiest times of the year for any farmer, this makes the onerous task slightly more manageable. This is actually done way back in October and November when the tups are put in the field with the ewes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;">Beatrix Potter played a pivotal role in ensuring the survival of the Herdwick breed by buying farms and bequeathing them to the National Trust. Here at the South Lakes property she left 14 farms, some of which I am fortunate enough to spend most of my days on fixing, building and carrying out conservation tasks. I have now been living in the Lake District for just over a year and during that time I have only began to scratch the surface when it comes to learning about fell farming; and I have only imparted a small part of my limited knowledge in the blog! Lambing is but one aspect of the fell farming year, let alone tupping, clipping, hay making, the relationship with sheep dogs and the myriad of other tasks that a farmer carries out to care for his stock. If you find fell farming as interesting as I do then come along to </span><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wray-castle" style="color: #462d56; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 48px;" target="_blank">Wray Castle</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;"> on the 2</span><sup style="color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 48px;">nd</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;"> and 4</span><sup style="color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 48px;">th</sup><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d562d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; text-indent: 48px;"> of June to meet one of our tenant farmers and some of his stock; he’ll be there to answer all your questions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Hello bloggers. I guess that’s
the term or would it be hello blog readers? As you might of guess this is my
first ever blog and I should probably introduce myself to begin with.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My name is Dominic, the particularly
handsome fellow with the ginger beard wondering round, and I’m one of the Long
Term Volunteers with the National Trust. I’m volunteering while taking a break
from my studies at the University of Cumbria, where I’m studying forestry. And
I feel particularly lucky to have been given the opportunity to be part of a
great team, in such a beautiful area and have enjoyed many new experiences whilst
here. So I will tell you a bit about what’s been going on with me. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As
I said, I’m part of a great team all of whom have their own projects but are
always willing to lend a hand or give a nugget of advise when needed. I have
been enjoying my time with the rangers doing a variety of tasks such as dry
stone walling, fencing and coppicing to name a few. There have also been some
larger projects going on which, I have also been able to help out with. These
include the improving of habitat for fresh water pearl muscle and the building
of a new tree house at <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wray-castle" target="_blank">Wray Castle</a>, which is almost as large as the castle
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Castle-coming to tree near you soon!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Chess
Night at the Sun (Dale looks stressed!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Volunteer
Digs, not too shabby. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the volunteer cottage has been interesting and very enjoyable, except for
the more than occasional unwelcome head bangs on the many low door frames, I
now walk round with a constant hunch. Maybe when the tree house is done I can
be the creepy ogre-ish butler with a hunch. The cottage has been mostly dry,
with the occasional breakfast in your wellies, and many dark winter evenings
spent in front of the fire. With my time there, I have been trying to improve
my bird identification skills, starting with those around the garden and feeder. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So
with the use of my bird book and the resident expert, Dale ‘The Tit Whisperer’
Martin, I have been checking out the local birds! Dale has been the perfect
person to sponge tips from, but his knowledge can sometimes stir up feelings of
jealousy. Especially when he seems to be so at one with the birds. Something
you just can’t teach. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Dale
'The Tit Whisperer' Martin, Sadly Departed (he's left - not dead!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Friday every week I get to see the other side of the Boon Crag team, the Dark Side
of the Boon, you might say. This day is my time with the Wood lads and for
obvious reasons is called Forestry Friday. It gives me time gaining practical experience
with chainsaws which are relevant to my studies. And one process I have grown
fond of, is the extraction of timber using the tractor winch. This doesn’t
sound very exciting and in reality its just pulling the limbless trees out the
wood. It is the sound the trees make when being pulled is interesting. As the
de-limbed tree is slowly dragged through the standing, by the winch, it creaks
and cracks along the floor, with parts snapping and sending echoing knocks through
the whole tree. And it is really quite amazing how much a winch can pull. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">All
in a Days Work, Forestry Friday <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">More
recently the children book festival at Wray Castle has taking place, of which I
helped with. It was very enjoyable and not at all stressful, said with a smile.
I was “given” the task of guiding the children round the tree trail. Which
turned out rather well really, especially when I got some feedback. While
taking a group around I asked one of the children if they had enjoyed it. He
turned to me and with no thought of embarrassment said “hey, but usually my
pants fall down”, and with that said, we carried on with the rest of trail. Told
you, not stressful!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So
what is for me next since I only have a limited time with the Trust. Well, this
next year will be a busy and life changing one. I will be returning to
university for my final year, of which, involves writing my undergraduate
dissertation. Then finally graduating in 2017 and coming to terms with fact I need
to get a job. But, before this I will be finally walking down the aisle to
marry my partner, Charlotte, who will be graduating from a Midwifery degree the
same time as myself. We have been dating for 7 years, I know what’s taken so long?
I have heard it all before from the parents and grand parents. Their not
getting any younger you know and they want little ones. Gulp! So,
exciting/scary things will be happening very soon.</span></span></div>
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