tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36304102726176979632024-03-09T04:36:04.386-08:00"Look at it this way"A blog to provide ideas on teaching
LANDSCAPES & provide support for the GA KS3 Teachers' Toolkit publication of the same nameAlan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.comBlogger593125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-2655127653863766312024-03-09T04:35:00.000-08:002024-03-09T04:35:04.676-08:00King Charles III Coastal Path<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyFwu77_Y1kGMtrZCyegfb6KT1caVENLOfg8IpWBOnjXgfTDdEOvUANln_tlo4VDoO9azf9ek2Ws5Yx1OL8xF22tsd8thRqqRB9icn7mb1E7jLLMkMbeTjDUj4oWJ2P6-qnqCNNe8JOBzTuqUNiUhg0-BF_MbFH2MVJOuWO0o0m8SfEj2D0BoD_ETW1E/s856/53573896219_065564dce5_o.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyFwu77_Y1kGMtrZCyegfb6KT1caVENLOfg8IpWBOnjXgfTDdEOvUANln_tlo4VDoO9azf9ek2Ws5Yx1OL8xF22tsd8thRqqRB9icn7mb1E7jLLMkMbeTjDUj4oWJ2P6-qnqCNNe8JOBzTuqUNiUhg0-BF_MbFH2MVJOuWO0o0m8SfEj2D0BoD_ETW1E/w480-h640/53573896219_065564dce5_o.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i>There was good news for walkers this week with the opening of a new stretch of a proposed path which will run right around the coast of Britain. </i><p></p><p>This is an area that has been out of bounds for years, as it runs through the Sandringham Estate. I lived in Snettisham for twelve years, and was often frustrated that at Wolferton the path petered out and came well inland away from the coast.</p><p><i><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68489102" target="_blank">It was featured in the local paper, the EDP, and also on BBC News. </a> I look forward to following the path this coming summer to give it a go.</i></p><p><i>I've been down to Peter Scott's lighthouse many times and followed the path for part of the way, but it was always incomplete between King's Lynn and Heacham.</i></p><p><i>The trail is rather remote as it leaves King's Lynn... all the way to Snettisham. You'll want the wind behind you as well... </i></p><p><i><a href="https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/england-coast-path/" target="_blank">The trail website is here.</a></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvHJhfk8Ns4-lfN3gs31ViKO4OqamWzBqutF57415kNgYYGxZa5Ay4Or0h5EVCquzmCjOIWaWARLo1VQCuRQ9uIvtOrddZuGKjTAme-Set0JMGxOUtaZ-Y_0rYMrNZHXdmWpOeUAyJH_coqErZOEpaZFvMik1HiWW5oFf8nMsRdqQkhGRslKQJ-takOY/s2486/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20at%2011.06.47.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="2486" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvHJhfk8Ns4-lfN3gs31ViKO4OqamWzBqutF57415kNgYYGxZa5Ay4Or0h5EVCquzmCjOIWaWARLo1VQCuRQ9uIvtOrddZuGKjTAme-Set0JMGxOUtaZ-Y_0rYMrNZHXdmWpOeUAyJH_coqErZOEpaZFvMik1HiWW5oFf8nMsRdqQkhGRslKQJ-takOY/w640-h232/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20at%2011.06.47.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-90394913527042354742024-01-23T12:49:00.000-08:002024-01-23T12:49:22.387-08:00In praise of flat places<div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Flat places seem hardly to count as places. They’re just the gaps between landmarks. If people think about flatlands at all, it’s usually to call them boring. Nothing to look at, nothing to focus on, no hidden places to discover. To be flat is to be dull: a cut-and-dried equation.</span></i></div><p>I've got a copy of <b>'A Flat Place'</b> by Noreen Massud. <b>Check out the GeoLibrary for some more.</b></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/jan/23/i-love-britains-flat-landscapes-norfolk-fens-lancashire-cambridgeshire-suffolk" target="_blank">She contributed a piece to The Guardian's feature</a> on holidays to explain why she likes to visit flat places.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght65p_r8VDkK1DFVzfqxsneSg63TxMQr6V9tF0Q9UrJh5X0CtGvdMixaMab2-HR2WUJEFtiyP_WONr9DB1r2hBD-teXWXep8YRuuhqsGl2WPE6YXxm6Z9yxMJ9nSb_M2_Sw9rZuxIvh2JsYbfZID8XBVculMXlzYUgJ0yCHos-S8ZOlWTMGzFfNyPsTs/s2058/Screenshot%202024-01-23%20at%2020.37.34.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2058" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght65p_r8VDkK1DFVzfqxsneSg63TxMQr6V9tF0Q9UrJh5X0CtGvdMixaMab2-HR2WUJEFtiyP_WONr9DB1r2hBD-teXWXep8YRuuhqsGl2WPE6YXxm6Z9yxMJ9nSb_M2_Sw9rZuxIvh2JsYbfZID8XBVculMXlzYUgJ0yCHos-S8ZOlWTMGzFfNyPsTs/w640-h302/Screenshot%202024-01-23%20at%2020.37.34.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>There's some excellent descriptions of the value of flatness and why other places leave her cold and anxious. Excellent for units exploring the <b>distinctive landscape </b>of this area, and the value of flatness in areas such as the Somerset Levels and elsewhere.</p><p>Can I also recommend that you subscribe to Drew's Fenland on Film YouTube channel. Drew does fantastic work collating, sharing and restoring films about the Fens and places such as Ely.</p><p>Here's one of his latest projects: a restored film from 1945 which gives a tantalising glimpse into another (lost) world of the old Fen.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6oNseREEwc0?si=TZ4pLtchPAfdAQXs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-44021600730722585372024-01-22T06:21:00.000-08:002024-01-22T06:21:27.384-08:00Hillslope Modelling in Scratch<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4fiJRQN_iTtof1lbS0Yt1YcvcTCS_h0koZnDHEa5JvoBO-M72UZNge0UjexR2kBrF1Mg1-GcjvWz8YN0wvduGpq27pVDNGDR-yWZDsE99d_qe6wAbjUiaTU9v9u7jXKJiHzF3MmJSEDuK8n4S1e-b2FuGEcgnHK9u2jLfrEqWcK_6GUMp5-6biuSkqs/s1180/hillslope.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4fiJRQN_iTtof1lbS0Yt1YcvcTCS_h0koZnDHEa5JvoBO-M72UZNge0UjexR2kBrF1Mg1-GcjvWz8YN0wvduGpq27pVDNGDR-yWZDsE99d_qe6wAbjUiaTU9v9u7jXKJiHzF3MmJSEDuK8n4S1e-b2FuGEcgnHK9u2jLfrEqWcK_6GUMp5-6biuSkqs/w392-h640/hillslope.png" width="392" /></a></div><b>In the 1980s, my geography teacher and one of my lecturers </b>collaborated on coding a simple hillslope model which looked at runoff on a hillslope. It was made available as an early piece of software for purchase and reviewed in TG at the time.<b><a href="https://gapresidents.blogspot.com/2021/02/steve-hanstock.html" target="_blank"> I wrote about it here.</a></b><p></p><p>It was for sale at the time - for use on the BBC B computer.</p><p><b><i>The TG description is shown here.</i></b><br /></p><p>A post from <b>Dr. Chris Skinner</b> led me to a modern take on this theme.</p><p>A group of people led by <b>Dai Yamazaki</b> have been coding a model for the movement of water down and through a hillslope using <b>Scratch </b>and <a href="https://global-hydrodynamics.github.io/game_e/" target="_blank">have made the code available.</a></p><p>There's a close link with the model from the 1980s.... I had a copy.</p><p>You can tinker with the code as well. If I had a little more time I'd give this a go.</p><p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">New paper is out. We develop a rainfall-runoff model using educational programming language Scratch, and make it playable as a game. We found through a workshop that learning through game helps to more deeply understand flood mechanism. <a href="https://t.co/wb1mzZz91x">pic.twitter.com/wb1mzZz91x</a></p>— Dai YAMAZAKI / 山崎 大 (@BigAsMountain) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigAsMountain/status/1748264728525431052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IyfbkRmHKNXJpK1x9PQ6yipTr2AHWUzmLSz8CeXqAL0Xcvcm96kdIcPkrylr_JY5OYvWE-DYwR8-bO4SQJT2EvOMb0YgRkswIbCYOdzo3w6BZCtEtd6iZ6itqaHpIwnxRmeVpqym0Sapl_h_sbEKLmQLnJxu-Js7mh5Zd-5nFJIeBbQ8nO5Yz4G_saQ/s2010/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%2019.53.59.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2010" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IyfbkRmHKNXJpK1x9PQ6yipTr2AHWUzmLSz8CeXqAL0Xcvcm96kdIcPkrylr_JY5OYvWE-DYwR8-bO4SQJT2EvOMb0YgRkswIbCYOdzo3w6BZCtEtd6iZ6itqaHpIwnxRmeVpqym0Sapl_h_sbEKLmQLnJxu-Js7mh5Zd-5nFJIeBbQ8nO5Yz4G_saQ/w640-h404/Screenshot%202024-01-19%20at%2019.53.59.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-23387665456822493812024-01-17T13:17:00.000-08:002024-01-17T13:17:10.471-08:00Making Space for Sand<p> </p><p><b><a href="https://www.makingspaceforsand.co.uk/" target="_blank">Making Space for Sand</a></b> is a project I was made aware of recently.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH-Ii5wSq69iIa8YJtKvFie9U0h-ZHRYA2tDRoGhnDINVlAiePT5npuR0nZncq-Chivho7Ek2leTwUJaOOtc_kEz4TYJ6XhbipRWf43KQ62yesuDKhaWn4ABttcZaaSYzl1kzPqrScFI1MKB5asRjMiLRMclgYNEQHCZI1LhJhCrBpB35A6FG6zEk-LI/s2454/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20at%2020.18.12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="2454" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH-Ii5wSq69iIa8YJtKvFie9U0h-ZHRYA2tDRoGhnDINVlAiePT5npuR0nZncq-Chivho7Ek2leTwUJaOOtc_kEz4TYJ6XhbipRWf43KQ62yesuDKhaWn4ABttcZaaSYzl1kzPqrScFI1MKB5asRjMiLRMclgYNEQHCZI1LhJhCrBpB35A6FG6zEk-LI/w640-h332/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20at%2020.18.12.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>The ‘Building Community Resilience on a Dynamic Coastline by Making Space for Sand’ project (also known as Making Space for Sand or MS4S) is one of 25 national projects funded by DEFRA as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCRIP). </i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The programme will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate. </i></div><div><b><a href="https://www.makingspaceforsand.co.uk/sand-dunes/" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.makingspaceforsand.co.uk/sand-dunes/" target="_blank">The project website</a></b> has an excellent section outlining the formation of Sand Dunes, particularly within the located context of Cornwall.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.makingspaceforsand.co.uk/sand-dunes/" target="_blank">Sand Dunes are an important part of the coastal defences</a> in the locations where they are found. I am particularly familiar with the dunes on the North Norfolk Coast at places like Holkham. </div><div>I've previously carried out fieldwork on those dunes with both GCSE and 'A' level students, and also </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb9cMQeBmApdJjx2Mne-PEy6wJHmH4PQsQQYW0iWmGo3nGJ7KiSd-IxtV1nHhlTicluKvCYcC33BvvbpZkoejRVZTh5C77gfWGvO3O5DG9dEbXEp664sCbjFmo827VR-wTrvg29u231fP4r2e3LJplyYGl0KgF8sBvp0bhCBjjQQ_yncN2u0aQ4nDyTs/s2336/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20at%2020.21.32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="2336" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzb9cMQeBmApdJjx2Mne-PEy6wJHmH4PQsQQYW0iWmGo3nGJ7KiSd-IxtV1nHhlTicluKvCYcC33BvvbpZkoejRVZTh5C77gfWGvO3O5DG9dEbXEp664sCbjFmo827VR-wTrvg29u231fP4r2e3LJplyYGl0KgF8sBvp0bhCBjjQQ_yncN2u0aQ4nDyTs/w640-h322/Screenshot%202024-01-17%20at%2020.21.32.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wn1bhJpd5oU?si=eMqxfV40B1g-hdRX" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.geoconnexion.com/in-depth/coastal-concerns-how-data-can-help-us-understand-the-pressure-of-climate-change-on-the-coast" target="_blank">Atkins has provided GIS support</a> and created some visualisations of future landscapes.</div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-31863708003888736552023-11-22T11:59:00.000-08:002023-11-22T11:59:22.680-08:00AONBs are now called National Landscapes<p> </p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">From today, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are now called <b><a href="https://www.national-landscapes.org.uk/" target="_blank">'National Landscapes'. </a></b>This is another change which will impact on many printed resources / textbooks / websites and resources that are under construction which focus on landscape management.</span></i></p><p><i><a href="https://landscapesforlife.org.uk/about-aonbs/aonbs/overview#:~:text=Millions%20of%20people%2C%20both%20local,Natural%20Beauty%20have%20to%20offer." target="_blank">This site</a> has a nice interactive map of the 46 areas but currently has the old name.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHsYdaVlOL-zm_NQ4E09zOuYIlNdNUPYQuvvi26wN5ANH2rFe-tN2_R3SXxjySL5VG7AsE6gR7Cg64GBoe7pZUHhXPBSnNSfmJWrJ4Hg54KY-0tSpq-cgyEWPu5brKCFhs_AN4FphyphenhyphenS-1Z-EIlBeqgHrvC7lwhbqsa1yRh5vzLcKAxacFKzhU8_tADzo/s2738/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.32.20.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="2738" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHsYdaVlOL-zm_NQ4E09zOuYIlNdNUPYQuvvi26wN5ANH2rFe-tN2_R3SXxjySL5VG7AsE6gR7Cg64GBoe7pZUHhXPBSnNSfmJWrJ4Hg54KY-0tSpq-cgyEWPu5brKCFhs_AN4FphyphenhyphenS-1Z-EIlBeqgHrvC7lwhbqsa1yRh5vzLcKAxacFKzhU8_tADzo/w640-h258/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.32.20.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.national-landscapes.org.uk/" target="_blank">Check the website for more details.</a></b></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Welcome to National Landscapes – a new chapter in the story of designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales. Find out more at <a href="https://t.co/LZpHYAkvmq">https://t.co/LZpHYAkvmq</a> 1/5 <a href="https://t.co/j4XIkjV0v5">pic.twitter.com/j4XIkjV0v5</a></p>— National Landscapes Association (@NatLandAssoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatLandAssoc/status/1727235466284671411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2023</a></blockquote><p>Some nice graphics on the Twitter feed - check the thread today to kick start the new association and name. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_AJ-xT4O6NcNJCu0QGYZkl1CL7-uE9Ek8jzgZxW1KnJTs5GtFMdebbMMeevq6yx9qKDIezVVpPANkasAJpPJG6FLtkn0mpOwBAajE5xM06Co_38OtheluZ-R6ng3SkZKbhJMgEksmhtVkP81YggrB-6yx-5IxSONax9YIQ0J_1j86xSva-FOEQH3MKE/s1570/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.29.59.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1570" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_AJ-xT4O6NcNJCu0QGYZkl1CL7-uE9Ek8jzgZxW1KnJTs5GtFMdebbMMeevq6yx9qKDIezVVpPANkasAJpPJG6FLtkn0mpOwBAajE5xM06Co_38OtheluZ-R6ng3SkZKbhJMgEksmhtVkP81YggrB-6yx-5IxSONax9YIQ0J_1j86xSva-FOEQH3MKE/w640-h406/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.29.59.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />From the site:<br /><br /><i>The new name reflects their national importance: the vital contribution they make to protect the nation from the threats of climate change, nature depletion and the wellbeing crisis, whilst also creating greater understanding and awareness for the work that they do.<br /><br />This is a significant milestone for the UK and the next step in fully realising the National Landscapes’ vision to be the leading exemplars of how thriving, diverse communities can work with and for nature in the UK: restoring ecosystems, providing food, storing carbon to mitigate the effects of climate change, safeguarding against drought and flooding, whilst also nurturing people’s health and wellbeing.<br /><br />National Landscapes teams have been at the forefront of delivering natural solutions to the main challenges facing the nation for many years. The new brand underscores their commitment to redoubling their efforts and engaging with a wider audience. In 2019, teams set themselves the most ambitious targets for nature in the sector and continue to work to meet them.<br /><br />By 2030, National Landscapes aim that, within their boundaries: at least 200,000 hectares of the most valuable natural areas (Sites of Special Scientific Interest or SSSIs), which equates to 1 ¼ times the size of London, will be in favourable condition; 100,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat outside of SSSIs will be created or restored, which is roughly nine times the size of Manchester; and 36,000 hectares of woodland, which is a little smaller than the Isle of Wight, will have been planted or allowed to regenerate. National Landscapes Partnerships will also focus on habitat restoration to ensure the protection of some of our most endangered species and increase their work to help more people to enjoy time spent in beautiful places.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3qECWssuLm4fzaW-AV2atakjuBAB19DZ0qnaesEAC7dXVNQOda5euSH61eqwpqR5P6KBapJZ8TY0i9BbQSvhLF0VSkR24OuloK4mCiPkmosYML6THyMUe8HQmReNLY00RRFLs1NUMMqiRID3KV_l0M_tlKPmiIc9Iz2qNDXhNWfgjP2z5qsVpFExkbE/s674/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.43.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="460" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3qECWssuLm4fzaW-AV2atakjuBAB19DZ0qnaesEAC7dXVNQOda5euSH61eqwpqR5P6KBapJZ8TY0i9BbQSvhLF0VSkR24OuloK4mCiPkmosYML6THyMUe8HQmReNLY00RRFLs1NUMMqiRID3KV_l0M_tlKPmiIc9Iz2qNDXhNWfgjP2z5qsVpFExkbE/w436-h640/Screenshot%202023-11-22%20at%2019.43.10.png" width="436" /></a></div></i> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b><a href="https://national-landscapes.org.uk/national-landscapes" target="_blank">There is a list of all the new National Landscapes on the website.</a> </b>This can be viewed as a list or a map.</div><div>As I thought, when looking at the graphics, each National Landscape has been given a new visual identity / logo.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will be spending part of my Christmas holidays in the <b><a href="https://national-landscapes.org.uk/national-landscapes/norfolk-coast" target="_blank">Norfolk Coast National Landscape.</a></b></div><div><br /></div><i>I can see an activity where a list of the areas is shown and students have to identify the appropriate logo - it takes quite a bit of knowledge of the landscape and local wildlife to identify some of them...</i><br /><div><br /></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-57475998863060065492023-11-22T11:58:00.000-08:002023-11-22T11:58:32.020-08:00150 000 page views<p><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Another small milestone reached.</span></b></i></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks for visiting and reading!</span></b></i></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-3557626104017874952023-09-24T02:12:00.001-07:002023-09-24T02:12:17.306-07:00GetOutside Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaUdBw6awdfh1dL_Pglik880la4pxuO0N66xHICScsMC26VwjQJanTB6DuElsxEhKIQiwXx15l4Xlrqr8HdAyjuRwwCdbEMpqALK-8UZfEUaElRLJejG5USBtVtZeuWxZ3AoziGte0PFP9r33kpP3B_stKu59kMdl83S8h50JMcJUmkqPx1ER6SuKsOc/s1200/53206032048_809a281b30_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaUdBw6awdfh1dL_Pglik880la4pxuO0N66xHICScsMC26VwjQJanTB6DuElsxEhKIQiwXx15l4Xlrqr8HdAyjuRwwCdbEMpqALK-8UZfEUaElRLJejG5USBtVtZeuWxZ3AoziGte0PFP9r33kpP3B_stKu59kMdl83S8h50JMcJUmkqPx1ER6SuKsOc/w640-h320/53206032048_809a281b30_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><i>I hope you have something planned for today!</i></b></p><p>Between 2018 and 2020 I worked as a<b> GetOutside Champion for the Ordnance Survey:</b> part of a team of people in various locations around the country encouraging people to get outside in different ways. Some of them were athletes, bloggers, Instagrammers, runners, paralympians and TV personalities. I was just a geography teacher using my blogging and role to encourage fieldwork and other outdoor activities in the curriculum. We added a <b>Fieldwork Week </b>to my Presidential year, with thanks to Paula Richardson for her efforts there, and expanded it to a <b><a href="https://geography.org.uk/curriculum-support/geography-fieldwork/national-fieldwork-fortnight/" target="_blank">Fieldwork Fortnight last year.</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/national-getoutside-day/" target="_blank">There is plenty of advice on the Ordnance Survey's page for this day when people are encouraged to spend time outdoors.</a></b></p><p><a href="https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/countryside-code/" target="_blank">And don't forget to follow the Countryside Code.</a></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-56402556663271488812023-09-19T12:44:00.003-07:002023-09-19T12:44:54.787-07:00Robert MacFarlane in the Cuillins<p>Starting later today is a new two part series on the <b>Cuillin Hills of Skye</b>. It is presented by Robert MacFarlane. <i>It will, of course, be excellent, especially given the involvement of the three musicians that he mentions here.</i></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hello––I made a two-part <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCRadio4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCRadio4</a> programme abt Skye's Cuillin Ridge, all recorded in situ.<br />First ep goes out this Tuesday at 16.00hrs.<br />Would love it to find ears!<br />Prod by <a href="https://twitter.com/HelenNeedham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HelenNeedham</a>, w/ a new song by <a href="https://twitter.com/juliefowlis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@juliefowlis</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DuncanWChisholm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DuncanWChisholm</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ShawDonald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShawDonald</a> & me.<a href="https://t.co/9ReravY19T">https://t.co/9ReravY19T</a></p>— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobGMacfarlane/status/1703798496485081240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2023</a></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F6KHKwDWtOGfN6Hd2qlq-o-riCcOcnmX1Nsc9GNCElXnD_AadlH2OEalRS5XUeGhMXSVJvl8ikhBkhT5_uTgI3wvyqexkOKvAsXcWsIHMvh8DGIE6-JuCsuoz4pH8nHI-RMRaEvlqYnhB6n-k94t3XhhjLme5gafMOO1AjLMP6RCwbawhkNPUbYB79Y/s1642/Screenshot%202023-09-18%20at%2022.05.38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1642" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9F6KHKwDWtOGfN6Hd2qlq-o-riCcOcnmX1Nsc9GNCElXnD_AadlH2OEalRS5XUeGhMXSVJvl8ikhBkhT5_uTgI3wvyqexkOKvAsXcWsIHMvh8DGIE6-JuCsuoz4pH8nHI-RMRaEvlqYnhB6n-k94t3XhhjLme5gafMOO1AjLMP6RCwbawhkNPUbYB79Y/w640-h292/Screenshot%202023-09-18%20at%2022.05.38.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>In this two part series, we accompany the writer and mountaineer Robert Macfarlane on his attempt to complete the Cuillin Ridge. This expedition marks twenty years since his first book 'Mountains of the Mind' in which he tries to understand the human fascination with mountains. Along the way, he muses on the ways in which these particular mountains have been explored imaginatively and in reality. The reality for Robert is both challenging and wonderful.<br /><br />The <b>Cuillin Ridge of Skye</b> has long been a source of fascination and wonder for climbers, geologists, writers and artists. Its 22 peaks offer the most extreme alpine climbing in the British Isles and includes the much revered Inaccessible Pinnacle, a very exposed shard of rock protruding from the ridge. To cross the Ridge ordinarily involves a two day expedition of skilled mountaineering with a bivvy overnight. However, it is no easy feat to complete and the majority of people don't make it on their first attempt.</i><br /><br />Two modern works are weaved throughout Robert's journey. <div><br /><div><b><i>The words of the great late Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean who knew these mountains intimately and wrote of them in his long poem, 'The Cuillin'. </i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><i>And the more recent musical work of fiddler and composer <b>Duncan Chisholm</b> and his album 'Black Cuillin'. We also feature brand new music from Duncan Chisholm and Gaelic Singer Julie Fowlis. Plus a song with lyrics by Robert Macfarlane based on his experience of the Ridge. </i> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I was fortunate enough to meet Sorley MacLean on a previous visit to Skye - a place I used to visit regularly to climb in the Cuillins and elsewhere.</i></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-40929860536312652042023-09-17T02:54:00.004-07:002023-09-17T02:54:52.302-07:00Coastwise in North Norfolk<p> </p><p>One of our local papers had a story on a project called <b><a href="https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/23791041.coastwise-erosion-management-scheme-launched-north-norfolk/">Coastwise.</a></b></p><p><a href="https://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/projects/coastwise/" target="_blank">There is more detail on the project here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElFZ2mpxBCXaGbYMQGpBVRAQlxFHZ533ukn2fdst6HRTnXuL8PNqmVSDD5Zf2dJ3TDriZnO7-tHEufgnnooNU45bKsALbgvAOjWigQ7DCa2GeoxSWV7Cw37p_rTP4VnXNIp4ZHZZ3s3WV2E2Bf4Jioft_MwXR9fFUo0TDW7jjGCxVek-8Ha31XHWV9-o/s2414/Screenshot%202023-09-17%20at%2010.48.03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="2414" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElFZ2mpxBCXaGbYMQGpBVRAQlxFHZ533ukn2fdst6HRTnXuL8PNqmVSDD5Zf2dJ3TDriZnO7-tHEufgnnooNU45bKsALbgvAOjWigQ7DCa2GeoxSWV7Cw37p_rTP4VnXNIp4ZHZZ3s3WV2E2Bf4Jioft_MwXR9fFUo0TDW7jjGCxVek-8Ha31XHWV9-o/w640-h292/Screenshot%202023-09-17%20at%2010.48.03.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>A video explaining the scheme, which is described as a <b>coastal transition.</b></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lEu_Rk8e9e0?si=9k0lQ3ErrsK9Ti-V" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><i><b>Over the next 100 years, it is predicted that over 1,000 homes will be lost to erosion in North Norfolk.</b> Erosion will impact whole communities by threatening businesses, roads, footpaths, and utilities such as sewage, water and electricity. It will also affect our wellbeing, beach access and heritage assets such as churches, lighthouses, listed buildings, and much more.<br /><br />The consequences of erosion are profound and require advanced planning to transition to being more prepared. Coastwise will involve working together in North Norfolk to develop nationally useful practical actions, plans and policy, funding and finance options.<br /><br />Action needs to be taken now to explore how local authorities, communities, individuals, and national government can best work together to prepare and plan for coastal erosion.</i><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/tasks/projects/coastwise/coastwise-faqs/" target="_blank">The FAQs page here,</a> along with some prepared questions could make a really useful resource for students to interrogate.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">There's also a Photobook of examples.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b>And a film from Hemsby</b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kV6D9MRBCTk?si=OTU-IYLbMmhkUr7G" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-28870414849063771272023-09-02T12:37:00.003-07:002023-09-02T12:37:41.948-07:0050 years after Tolkien<p>Still one of the best writtten descriptions of landscape in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, and a book I first read aged about 9, and own in a very expensive single volume luxury edition which was a 21st birthday present.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today marks 50 years since the death of legendary writer J.R.R. Tolkien.<br /><br />From dramatic caves, looming towers, and ancient monuments, here are the historical sites in England where you can experience a glimpse of Tolkien's Middle-Earth. ⬇️<a href="https://t.co/luGloKhM00">https://t.co/luGloKhM00</a></p>— Historic England (@HistoricEngland) <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoricEngland/status/1697852040234311770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-12214064972532901672023-08-18T06:52:00.001-07:002023-08-18T06:52:34.171-07:00Thought for the Day<i><span style="font-size: large;">"Once you homogenise a landscape in the way that we see across large parts of central England, you not only lose the wildlife, you rob its inhabitants of the elements that make up their identity. The antiseptic uniformity of many English high streets is part analogue, part consequence of the surrounding countryside's wider sterilisation."</span></i><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jun/24/featuresreviews.guardianreview2" target="_blank">From Mark Cocker's review of 'England in Particular' (Common Ground)</a></i></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-50285425046036301832023-06-19T12:25:00.004-07:002023-06-19T12:25:28.339-07:00Scenery and SoilYou could learn a lot (and still can) from Ladybird books...<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Other work by the Ladybird artists. <br />‘How Scenery Reveals the Nature of Soil’ (1949) <br />Artist: SR Badmin <a href="https://t.co/QOeAiowSbc">pic.twitter.com/QOeAiowSbc</a></p>— Helen Day (@LBFlyawayhome) <a href="https://twitter.com/LBFlyawayhome/status/1670870089040527394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmMBn61NT9Th8JYvDT0EZsb958RZWhEyvSbBkDa9p81cGUVDhkY_HGqVRLkXW662ngTtTsCj5RL7IT7iy8BWezNrpCAxHO6WA7UKLlhXxk8jRe59BWI706YUUWhFCzScLjzH3ew_Fmxn8giuL5VqdGdCDHYiiJp2-DLTb30KyxlB_2qdeoVeLDfxFZZJJ/s609/FzAfKD3WAA8eim2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmMBn61NT9Th8JYvDT0EZsb958RZWhEyvSbBkDa9p81cGUVDhkY_HGqVRLkXW662ngTtTsCj5RL7IT7iy8BWezNrpCAxHO6WA7UKLlhXxk8jRe59BWI706YUUWhFCzScLjzH3ew_Fmxn8giuL5VqdGdCDHYiiJp2-DLTb30KyxlB_2qdeoVeLDfxFZZJJ/w450-h640/FzAfKD3WAA8eim2.jpeg" width="450" /></a></div><p><br /></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-677232185138644922023-06-02T06:38:00.000-07:002023-06-02T06:38:08.979-07:00Lincolnshire Landscapes<p><i>A few pieces that would be of interest to those teaching about distinctive Fenland landscapes.</i></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/jun/24/my-return-to-the-fens-and-their-coast-a-land-of-brooding-intensity" target="_blank">This Roger Hill piece from June 2021 visits <b>'The Fens and their coast' </b></a>which stretches the usual geographical area.</p><p>And here's some music to go with the Fens from the classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7R9RA_BR_p0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-64242608192527046002023-06-02T06:32:00.002-07:002023-06-02T06:32:33.029-07:00North Norfolk's Deep History Coast<p><b><i>I live a short distance away from this wonderful stretch of coast.</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgcrCrs_MoAk5Roq_NDiz7onV7eiYvfRO8mlnv2WRcwesnM7yzDa4KR5LLVLo26o2vreNrq8XdmcO9b0WLU8NVaseDv8IVb1mtHNZskJ2V8U4ntHXUPahab76Y4UyK5pXteYOTA6__GgOmQDujzQHL8cAUQ2vMIgzKAOKqmUbLSVrUay5MQXKZFPl/s1656/Screenshot%202023-06-02%20at%2014.17.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1656" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgcrCrs_MoAk5Roq_NDiz7onV7eiYvfRO8mlnv2WRcwesnM7yzDa4KR5LLVLo26o2vreNrq8XdmcO9b0WLU8NVaseDv8IVb1mtHNZskJ2V8U4ntHXUPahab76Y4UyK5pXteYOTA6__GgOmQDujzQHL8cAUQ2vMIgzKAOKqmUbLSVrUay5MQXKZFPl/w640-h272/Screenshot%202023-06-02%20at%2014.17.20.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>It's now branded as the <b>Deep History Coast.</b></p>North Norfolk’s Deep History Coast is 36km of unique coastline from Cart Gap to Weybourne. The rocks beneath this coastline tell the story of the world millions of the years in the past. It’s the story of an ever changing landscape. The landscape that we see today tells us about the environment of years ago. If it wasn’t for the last ice age, some features of the north Norfolk coast wouldn’t be here at all! Our video reveals some amazing facts about this fascinating stretch of coast. Did you know West Runton beach is the richest source of fossils anywhere in the British Isles from the Pleistocene epoch between 12,000 and 2.6m years ago? And that north Norfolk has produced finds so important that there’s even a period named after Cromer – the Cromerian stage? And did you know that the Cromer Shoal Chalk Bed is a rich and diverse eco system of animals and plants that rivals even the great tropical reefs of the world? Whether you’re interested in geology or just like to see beautiful landscapes, there is so much to discover on north Norfolk’s Deep History Coast, at any time of the year. <div><br /></div><div>Find out more: <a href="http://www.deephistorycoast.co.uk">www.deephistorycoast.co.uk</a></div><div><br /><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EO-oxFpzQ-I" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-7238381673570272092023-05-19T11:57:00.001-07:002023-05-19T11:57:15.000-07:00BBC iPlayer Documentary: Life on the Edge<p><b>New on iPlayer as of a few minutes ago is this 27 minute documentary on events at Hemsby on the Norfolk coast.</b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0fnmr2h/life-on-the-edge" target="_blank">Worth a watch.</a></b><br /><br /><i>The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surving one of the most dramatic cases of UK coastal erosion. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZklzpXvG1NZawKpaVSDZPIHY1iMV66HOwtb_k3ZY6ucZOxkv4FLlEL0-YtufXdMfZq_XbIU7n0HiOmaOLszAK4Zg28ZzdAHVu4Gd5sZ1MsjdhPFV-70xC1VerhVmvwAoqFJhBjKpZPl8_RCgn1qqtgoA-7fzPuusGqcKzpVK2KdUCg2V6H248N-0/s2410/Screenshot%202023-05-19%20at%2019.35.21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="2410" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZklzpXvG1NZawKpaVSDZPIHY1iMV66HOwtb_k3ZY6ucZOxkv4FLlEL0-YtufXdMfZq_XbIU7n0HiOmaOLszAK4Zg28ZzdAHVu4Gd5sZ1MsjdhPFV-70xC1VerhVmvwAoqFJhBjKpZPl8_RCgn1qqtgoA-7fzPuusGqcKzpVK2KdUCg2V6H248N-0/w640-h294/Screenshot%202023-05-19%20at%2019.35.21.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-2354174999002433602023-05-15T14:01:00.005-07:002023-05-15T14:01:53.423-07:00Pathways to Ancient Britain<p> </p><p>Radio 4's <b>'Costing the Earth' </b>series broadcast a programme on the 18th of April called 'Losing our History'. It featured the Norfolk Coast and the village of Happisburgh. </p><p><b>There are over 400 episodes available.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiol190giefWfruQRwvNBPrGnUpQgqeS1KAZnIyQv-oyKykZAp44ICXWREn1lSeZayIsQD_xXBs0O8RRWOZ99jaEMIvfop5DhtTob2by0qhgD1Rbtcq_nK6v68tBGaxsis_PKPBtPqoMwujj-Ld2uqjVM3g_cipNpNBOOyoxc2IVW1xQc67qjxq0o2/s1944/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2018.04.53.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1944" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiol190giefWfruQRwvNBPrGnUpQgqeS1KAZnIyQv-oyKykZAp44ICXWREn1lSeZayIsQD_xXBs0O8RRWOZ99jaEMIvfop5DhtTob2by0qhgD1Rbtcq_nK6v68tBGaxsis_PKPBtPqoMwujj-Ld2uqjVM3g_cipNpNBOOyoxc2IVW1xQc67qjxq0o2/w640-h266/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2018.04.53.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4wn" target="_blank">A recent issue of the programme </a></b>explored the impact of erosion on historical remains.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjZpKTXpGA_h1pBEkCEnSLb7z19ag0U-4Of_kD3STtyWa5Tv4QIzLRX7mUHlJXPQl5Pa5EnUJRrAwaUWPR78k12kdV55d4w2B8hK9OvALMaTIPhnzmXWXZDcd7zI0KN8QLFO68IJ7IJvUuVjsNkBXAfqgD9_8BlcTnvXCx5nvBoxi8SXRv0rpD7Ki/s1148/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2018.06.33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjZpKTXpGA_h1pBEkCEnSLb7z19ag0U-4Of_kD3STtyWa5Tv4QIzLRX7mUHlJXPQl5Pa5EnUJRrAwaUWPR78k12kdV55d4w2B8hK9OvALMaTIPhnzmXWXZDcd7zI0KN8QLFO68IJ7IJvUuVjsNkBXAfqgD9_8BlcTnvXCx5nvBoxi8SXRv0rpD7Ki/w536-h640/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2018.06.33.png" width="536" /></a></div><p>For more on this, visit the <b><a href="https://www.pabproject.org/research-projects/happisburgh/north-norfolk-coast-virtual-field-trip/" target="_blank">Pathways to Ancient Britain (PAB)</a></b> virtual tour of the area around Happisburgh. There are some particularly important archaeological sites on the coast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBtdOPkXjUCc3iMbbbUj0GQdmqEyG3rs1GB-garkMbftTW03VcvZkKWU2Z_y8zRjD-Ff3j5vuNiPUU1uoZdrDr_GtZk92r5JX4UI9zQGpO63N1gYuxxXB2xSS7LWic9sFQy_TIx2XSemuEgj6BFMrynJkWcL_n5AZsHkq2qBdK4BdoFEJ3hj1TbOh/s1206/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2021.54.40.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1206" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBtdOPkXjUCc3iMbbbUj0GQdmqEyG3rs1GB-garkMbftTW03VcvZkKWU2Z_y8zRjD-Ff3j5vuNiPUU1uoZdrDr_GtZk92r5JX4UI9zQGpO63N1gYuxxXB2xSS7LWic9sFQy_TIx2XSemuEgj6BFMrynJkWcL_n5AZsHkq2qBdK4BdoFEJ3hj1TbOh/w640-h466/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2021.54.40.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This is developed using Google Earth.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlK3_UkAh-tAn0ckZe4ZLb3Vcb048s1cfYh4nQAwcNxXxswb8npIhJF6L2HYCBSlEgNx-xeezqxlvcMSaJSAEBmFH1ffAqTH_eGWsl7vJNCvZkHKXuJf-cPaI8tEGDDNE5YwPK-Diel9EupknlgK-khq1oW0OQLDTbeaymvbOrH9Mbes5YqkzbpIl/s2524/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2021.57.09.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="2524" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlK3_UkAh-tAn0ckZe4ZLb3Vcb048s1cfYh4nQAwcNxXxswb8npIhJF6L2HYCBSlEgNx-xeezqxlvcMSaJSAEBmFH1ffAqTH_eGWsl7vJNCvZkHKXuJf-cPaI8tEGDDNE5YwPK-Diel9EupknlgK-khq1oW0OQLDTbeaymvbOrH9Mbes5YqkzbpIl/w640-h268/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2021.57.09.png" width="640" /></a></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-24905387670367719782023-05-12T11:53:00.002-07:002023-05-12T11:53:29.347-07:00Lamb and Landscape<p><i>There are a number of foods which have a protected geographical designation of origin status, such as Arbroath Smokies and Parma Ham.</i></p><p><a href="https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2023/04/06/big_news_for_icelandic_lamb/" target="_blank">Icelandic Lamb has just gone through the process of achieving protected status.</a></p><p>In March 2023, this message went up on the website:</p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">‘Íslenskt lambakjöt' is the name given to the meat from pure bred Icelandic lambs, which have been born, raised and slaughtered on the island of Iceland. Sheep farming has a long and rich cultural tradition in Iceland. The characteristics of ‘Íslenskt lambakjöt' first and foremost consists of a high degree of tenderness and gamey taste, due to the fact that lambs roam freely in demarcated wild rangelands and grow in the wild, natural surroundings of Iceland, where they feed on grass and other plants. The long tradition of sheep farming passing down generations on the island has led to high standards of flock management and grazing methods. </span></i><div><i><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the best examples of traditional Icelandic cooking is lamb meat soup.</span></i><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUAsy9x2-uu_YptfE3gTWS7W2cmuIRL1JNP6wA8SsOhdmxYdqHEztmzqcYM6_oS_aSG3mvRCRof-XLZ81bzrk5iaUlto7qzb_LkH3UMyV7BONPr3kx6E5QbHbBQIgohxGT9LYqCm-si5Car9SQ05XrrEvEaW35qqY1JVv3-U8PQLjsWXKQ2ewP8VP5Q/s1394/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2019.22.35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1394" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUAsy9x2-uu_YptfE3gTWS7W2cmuIRL1JNP6wA8SsOhdmxYdqHEztmzqcYM6_oS_aSG3mvRCRof-XLZ81bzrk5iaUlto7qzb_LkH3UMyV7BONPr3kx6E5QbHbBQIgohxGT9LYqCm-si5Car9SQ05XrrEvEaW35qqY1JVv3-U8PQLjsWXKQ2ewP8VP5Q/w640-h298/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2019.22.35.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>This is a lengthy process, and guarantees that food is properly labelled. This is an issue which is important when people potentially pay a premium for food they believe has been produced in a particular way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph_dG4-P_pyoQXgFwWfFzjfCB4rD1fF4gSwmJlUHW_s0nnaFalAFEfc7zzZDQiwOVweZNgkMdCrFuk_I4KK6LlcUH3k1Vq8eh2I29cnFbn8BFFzC4kZOM6dZphaZMFhKNxkmvv5jl-wrJUNchS2NkCi1jaytwFa8bvWXZjgrCW6L6pXHeEkm2JMSRQw/s2112/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2019.21.48.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="2112" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiph_dG4-P_pyoQXgFwWfFzjfCB4rD1fF4gSwmJlUHW_s0nnaFalAFEfc7zzZDQiwOVweZNgkMdCrFuk_I4KK6LlcUH3k1Vq8eh2I29cnFbn8BFFzC4kZOM6dZphaZMFhKNxkmvv5jl-wrJUNchS2NkCi1jaytwFa8bvWXZjgrCW6L6pXHeEkm2JMSRQw/w640-h194/Screenshot%202023-05-12%20at%2019.21.48.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>To find out more about the product, <b><a href="https://www.icelandiclamb.is/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210713-BrandBook.pdf" target="_blank">the Brand Book provides all the relevant details (PDF download)</a></b> if you want to tell students about the product, or use it as an example of a food with PGI status.</p><p>There is certainly a link between the lamb and the landscape and the isolation of Iceland. As with horses, these animals are from a pure lineage. It is only exported to a limited number of countries, which does not include the UK. Do yourself a favour and order some if you get the chance. One of the most common ways of eating it is to <b><a href="https://www.mbl.is/matur/frettir/2019/10/07/alvoru_islensk_kjotsupa/" target="_blank">order a bowl of kjötsúpa.</a></b></p></div></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-35319508961706474082023-05-01T08:13:00.001-07:002023-05-01T08:13:28.900-07:00Divergent geographers and mudlarking<p> <b><i>I've been interested in the practice of Mudlarking for some time, down on the Thames foreshore. </i></b></p><p>Tom Chivers, author of <b>'London Clay' </b>was a speaker at the conference and read from his book and talked about his PhD that he is completing at Queen Mary University of London. There was plenty of interest here on these new geographies. He described a space which changes as the tide ebbs and flows, which is both private and public, safe and unsafe... he read from his book and current writing linked with his academic research into the practice, including the historical development of the practice.</p><p>This is a landscape which is temporary and contested, and one which many visitors to London will never experience.</p><p><b>If you attended the event you can see a recording of the session.</b></p><p><a href="https://geography.org.uk/sheffield-2023-session-downloads/" target="_blank">You can also download a copy of Tom's slides.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1z3HAKJ7ZKPTDGRaJNo_9HnUd8av8xpjX5XOb4fcJ8v0br9mk6mpeijsherJit3rl2ygOEpl-3oL0uOLVbPc2MVo-bPTEnJh-bSTx7DpYPUabrjdDf61Gpg8b2kmSiiB2_HDwNx09KdcFlNI9k1jA_as-uYC49IiK4rJQSF-0GR7ydw8RccuIj55/s1424/Screenshot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.02.08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1424" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1z3HAKJ7ZKPTDGRaJNo_9HnUd8av8xpjX5XOb4fcJ8v0br9mk6mpeijsherJit3rl2ygOEpl-3oL0uOLVbPc2MVo-bPTEnJh-bSTx7DpYPUabrjdDf61Gpg8b2kmSiiB2_HDwNx09KdcFlNI9k1jA_as-uYC49IiK4rJQSF-0GR7ydw8RccuIj55/w640-h482/Screenshot%202023-05-01%20at%2012.02.08.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b>I own a copy of the Field guide to Larking which was written by Lara Maiklem.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVP7bYICDuvSihcixlOV6Ynr-_txXjf8yxEB7wvQOuYC9YPbBZ4-i2ZsuCa9qbUfE-e8Oipy2pTv00SalQAz1ngDE_SAzq74lpSQHdInqYnlNh_R_MCZ3jN3eE6Q4L6Y86tC-ZE6eGTefPUpxaIei9UUzsS9HYbC4jGGgowLwU96foO73VUJoCEJdv/s2560/91rESuypJfL.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1669" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVP7bYICDuvSihcixlOV6Ynr-_txXjf8yxEB7wvQOuYC9YPbBZ4-i2ZsuCa9qbUfE-e8Oipy2pTv00SalQAz1ngDE_SAzq74lpSQHdInqYnlNh_R_MCZ3jN3eE6Q4L6Y86tC-ZE6eGTefPUpxaIei9UUzsS9HYbC4jGGgowLwU96foO73VUJoCEJdv/w418-h640/91rESuypJfL.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><br />The session ended with Tom blowing a hawker's whistle that he had unearthed, echoing a scene in Detectorists, which Tom referenced in his session... a lovely way to draw the session to a close.<p></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-55066028462354397032023-04-30T11:56:00.000-07:002023-04-30T11:56:02.141-07:00Yellowing of the Landscape<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2ETTGp3R3KZw2uIAVEl_TQkhAGwAI9gy_B9ESFbiWOE7gib_XG1YOaF2nza3RTi46yqCwguNsqhNlJ1dqHTpyh1s0mibBJp0BvO-4xovjwbCKxqCsEwmGoQoO0VXkhAGHIR8qDHq-e1Bpe0n8dzJYGTEepnr1f-gEjTxXkdqBQQ6WGVDr4GoLmt/s4032/52847974492_c4de2c5413_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx2ETTGp3R3KZw2uIAVEl_TQkhAGwAI9gy_B9ESFbiWOE7gib_XG1YOaF2nza3RTi46yqCwguNsqhNlJ1dqHTpyh1s0mibBJp0BvO-4xovjwbCKxqCsEwmGoQoO0VXkhAGHIR8qDHq-e1Bpe0n8dzJYGTEepnr1f-gEjTxXkdqBQQ6WGVDr4GoLmt/w640-h480/52847974492_c4de2c5413_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Around this time of year, a growing percentage of arable land in the UK starts to turn yellow as the rapeseed comes into flower. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Living where I do, in central Norfolk, there is a lot of it about, in the fields around Dereham, Swaffham, Fakenham and towards Downham Market. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way to work each day I pass through Fincham near Downham Market, and the farm and processing plant for <a href="https://mrhughs.co.uk/about/our-story/" target="_blank"><b>Mr Hugh's:</b> a rapeseed oil brand which is sold in local supermarkets.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfwCMU7NAZCoqmGC6wLam924exHheKdFmz6avtWsSi52DKiqCobgDjXGnOiw9NJ4_MShe2fHKY1MyZHUHKUkGSq5m8FYkJsr3qqPnfIepsI35Z1SeZlR7q6fjEmvYSQ1Y3Tqju5xyQAQwog86N9xa46O1DbTxtB0bahgwv7RHFUeWvZ42eJnlcFhK/s2560/original-range-scaled.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfwCMU7NAZCoqmGC6wLam924exHheKdFmz6avtWsSi52DKiqCobgDjXGnOiw9NJ4_MShe2fHKY1MyZHUHKUkGSq5m8FYkJsr3qqPnfIepsI35Z1SeZlR7q6fjEmvYSQ1Y3Tqju5xyQAQwog86N9xa46O1DbTxtB0bahgwv7RHFUeWvZ42eJnlcFhK/w512-h640/original-range-scaled.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div>This has now gone national in its availability. It's the one I choose for cooking out of preference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://mrhughs.co.uk/about/our-story/" target="_blank">Read the story here.</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some years ago now, I added an activity to my <b><a href="https://portal.geography.org.uk/shop/view/P019957" target="_blank">KS3 Toolkit book: 'Look at it this Way: what are your views on landscapes?' </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is still available from the GA Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>The activity was inspired by a newspaper clipping / story on Japanese tourists who were visiting the <a href="https://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/countrysideournal/9745598.japanese-coach-groups-fascinated-by-our-fields-of-golden-rape-crops/" target="_blank">rape fields on coach trips.</a></i></div><p></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-39430098831798550702023-04-02T12:15:00.003-07:002023-04-02T12:15:57.205-07:00J B Jackson - vernacular geographer<a href="https://orionmagazine.org/article/barry-lopez-from-here-to-the-horizon/" target="_blank">From an appreciation of Barry Lopez's work by Robert MacFarlane</a> came a mention of<b> J. B. (Brinck) Jackson</b>. <div>He was someone I could not remember hearing about before, although some of his books looked familiar when I looked further:<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"American vernacular landscape, <b>J.B. Jackson,</b> whose essays and lectures were so influential in dignifying and directing scholarly attention onto gas stations, lawns, woodlots, road-layouts, ballparks, and other everyday human structures as part of “the full imprint of human societies on the landscape,” in Jackson’s phrase. Jackson was a vocal critic of the exclusionary wilderness aesthetic as it existed in much mainstream North American conservation and (dread phrase) “nature writing.” <br /></span></i><div><br /></div><div>He apparently focussed on writing and research about elements in the landscape that were defiantly prosaic in nature, and were those seen and perhaps overlooked through their ubiquity and ordinariness.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/31/arts/brinck-jackson-86-dies-was-guru-of-the-landscape.html?scp=3&sq=J.B.+Jackson&st=nyt" target="_blank">He died in 1996, and his obituary was published in the New York Times.</a> Which said:<br /><br /><b>Cultural geographer, John Brinckerhoff (J.B.) Jackson was known for his historical and theoretical ideas on landscape studies.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>He lived from 1909-1996 and had a home in La Cienega, New Mexico, approximately 20 miles south of Santa Fe. After graduating from Harvard skeptical of academia, he served in World War II as a field intelligence officer. There he studied the landscape of Europe through extensive aerial imagery, mapping, and sketches to keep his troops safe. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>There were quite a few former GA Presidents who worked in a similar field during the Second World War using their geographical skills to interpret landscape imagery to assist the war effort in their own specific way. I wrote about them on the <b>GA Presidents blog.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Jackson analysed the way that people used the land, sparking his unique approach to looking at landscape.</b><br /><br />The Association of American Geographers established a Jackson Prize, to "reward American geographers who write books about the United States which convey the insights of professional geography in language that is interesting and attractive to a lay audience."<div><br /></div><div>He was also an artist and sketcher as he travelled.</div><div><a href="https://www.laacollective.org/work/j-b-jackson-collections" target="_blank">This web page features a selection of his work.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLhI9Dl4fH5zJKH_Tm-BV-9umIjqvalcAOdBcX7PL7gZHB_-iTj2P-0-I-mcrro_6KN6IrRG--nqVI_d18BBO-_pIs1WL4FM-bhGF_2L4Snro-T7Yx3TpgA8kPsWRa_otDXVEPBlNTzuEbe0-j_vrVfKkFBO9qLueT84xKEwNnknnvxPHt2Bsy5GA/s1860/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2013.13.08.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1860" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLhI9Dl4fH5zJKH_Tm-BV-9umIjqvalcAOdBcX7PL7gZHB_-iTj2P-0-I-mcrro_6KN6IrRG--nqVI_d18BBO-_pIs1WL4FM-bhGF_2L4Snro-T7Yx3TpgA8kPsWRa_otDXVEPBlNTzuEbe0-j_vrVfKkFBO9qLueT84xKEwNnknnvxPHt2Bsy5GA/w640-h336/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2013.13.08.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><i>Jackson drawing, American Southwest, 1947 Photograph of drawing by J.B. Jackson, Collection of J.B, Jackson Pictorial Materials from Various Sources, 1940-1990, 000-866-1-T2-01.</i><div><br /></div><div>To finish, with, a suitable quote from Jackson himself on the value of landscapes</div></div><br />'…a landscape is not a natural feature of the environment but a ‘synthetic’ space, a manmade system of spaces superimposed on the face of the land, functioning and evolving.... a composition of man-modified spaces to serve as infrastructure or background for our collective existence; and if ‘background’ seems inappropriately modest we should remember that in our modern sense of the word it means that which underscores not only our identity and presence but also our history... a landscape is thus a space deliberately created to speed up or slow down the process of nature...it represents man taking upon himself the role of time'...1"<br /><br />1. John Brinckerhoff Jackson, “The Word Itself” (1976–1984) in Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1984): 8.</div><div><br /><div>And a few screenshots:<p style="background-color: white; color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Proximanova-light, Arial; font-size: 18px; outline: none;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0NTK8H2nHIZB8019wyGiU8L5cSz12FrPURnSOzRNiMFLnk20P4FtanYxvZD9iWv7jU-ex3Vp_xNDGBtyWTiqrCCDpAXsxZVJxc2GNd1ouo2MEd9hzRIbshrWS71H9FeBrUFzXb-dVZRbziAGR-5a2tihfEsGh8ltrxij8xAX5-rM88omfgsnIXWC/s1390/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2016.46.24.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1390" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0NTK8H2nHIZB8019wyGiU8L5cSz12FrPURnSOzRNiMFLnk20P4FtanYxvZD9iWv7jU-ex3Vp_xNDGBtyWTiqrCCDpAXsxZVJxc2GNd1ouo2MEd9hzRIbshrWS71H9FeBrUFzXb-dVZRbziAGR-5a2tihfEsGh8ltrxij8xAX5-rM88omfgsnIXWC/w640-h244/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2016.46.24.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRS1s52FTU8SK9Z61QJZyrG_xny-nJaGUeOETi4kpyM20dsmWc1GMpRS4AYiOyf4WJXWfEE_II04BvQXy0eOsglM4moiBiyx7gOZuFgqwluZ7QP7qJxmn-tLYskUKih7SfnI4Dp6-j7DgTeS0SfELSZXalUyJY6T6U58X3CUF8XCPW_TjPvbDT-37/s1256/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2016.46.58.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="1256" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRS1s52FTU8SK9Z61QJZyrG_xny-nJaGUeOETi4kpyM20dsmWc1GMpRS4AYiOyf4WJXWfEE_II04BvQXy0eOsglM4moiBiyx7gOZuFgqwluZ7QP7qJxmn-tLYskUKih7SfnI4Dp6-j7DgTeS0SfELSZXalUyJY6T6U58X3CUF8XCPW_TjPvbDT-37/w640-h112/Screenshot%202023-03-31%20at%2016.46.58.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of his books are available on the Internet archive / Scribd. There are also collections of his essays available.</div><p></p></div></div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-18779298277286962182023-03-19T14:27:00.003-07:002023-03-19T14:27:51.201-07:00GA Conference Bookclub - Borders<p>Landscapes are divided by artificial lines. These borders are vital for geographers to study. </p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The first of what may become an annual book club event is going to take place on the first day of the GA Conference in a month's time. This is part of the changes to the format of the first day, which includes the fact that the conference dinner is included in the delegate fees.</i></span></b></p><p>I have been asked to lead a discussion around a book and provide some thoughts on how it could be used in the classroom. There will also be an opportunity for you to swap books once again as we repeat the <b><span style="font-size: medium;">book swap which was originally the idea of Kate Stockings</span></b> and seemed to work well last year, with many people going away with a new read for the journey home.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The book that has been chosen for this first session is:</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i> 'The Edge of the Plain' by James Crawford.</i></span></b></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Jdcrawf" target="_blank">You can follow James on Twitter here.</a></p><p><i>On a day when Suella Braverman is in Rwanda touring the places where asylum seekers may be housed, when we have a growing rhetoric of exclusion, and a week after the furore over Gary Lineker's comments which led to the BBC being put under pressure, it shows the borders are just as topical as ever. Next month will also see the launch of the new Tim Marshall book. There are over 100 million displaced people globally, and the coming decades will see millions on the move...</i></p><p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Edge_of_the_Plain/LEtcEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover" target="_blank">You can read the first 50+ pages of the book on Google Books using the link here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcSAlTp9jvwkQCRCN4YDLsOjIkVHTayJK_wO6o9tgj__qW16kwPlsRXkXMmeFVbGkcYgUTPutRBnmPx_z5gAnoe_7hUedUCEVi70s4tWqw1xkEh8C6kh6o6YHbzglEFPqqrDIWxMZ09SRHd2--RQemb9jgQt_fW6nzH-aBEKwZEOL9o-oazHfukNa/s1410/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%2016.38.07.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1410" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcSAlTp9jvwkQCRCN4YDLsOjIkVHTayJK_wO6o9tgj__qW16kwPlsRXkXMmeFVbGkcYgUTPutRBnmPx_z5gAnoe_7hUedUCEVi70s4tWqw1xkEh8C6kh6o6YHbzglEFPqqrDIWxMZ09SRHd2--RQemb9jgQt_fW6nzH-aBEKwZEOL9o-oazHfukNa/w640-h360/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%2016.38.07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The book is also available to purchase (no obligation to do that) - currently in hardback, but with a paperback version later this year. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>There is also an Audible version of the book, read by James himself, which you may find a useful departmental resource as well. I have a copy for that purpose.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP9HgehrMQSL8GLHuaDBwfA-xiWWnBngnzYHFrbd441ox5HXuAYdh0h-lEqqkkGqhPVTFUHquQywBa8QTxgNhPUNJYHRg5xGByVzYX9Gn84biy-wIUbs3O2FZ7Mey8lFNc84DLGJ7ADzPvGPccloWmzkoGlDtL29KTDu9qZSztZVuNKGVIS9BBFdp/s1074/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%2017.06.42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="1064" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP9HgehrMQSL8GLHuaDBwfA-xiWWnBngnzYHFrbd441ox5HXuAYdh0h-lEqqkkGqhPVTFUHquQywBa8QTxgNhPUNJYHRg5xGByVzYX9Gn84biy-wIUbs3O2FZ7Mey8lFNc84DLGJ7ADzPvGPccloWmzkoGlDtL29KTDu9qZSztZVuNKGVIS9BBFdp/s320/Screenshot%202023-03-03%20at%2017.06.42.png" width="317" /></a></div><br /><p>The book has a number of case studies which would be of relevance for many different school contexts and different key stages. They include: </p><p>- Sápmi - the territory of the Sámi people, and the threats of HEP schemes and climate change, and the fight for the cultural identity of the people</p><p>- the development of 'no-man's land' during conflicts including World War One.</p><p>- Historical walls including those marking the edge of Empires such as the Roman</p><p>- The Mason-Dixon line</p><p>- how melting glaciers have changed some borders, and also revealed the body of Ötzi the Ice Man, who I <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Read-Ice-Man-Alan-Parkinson/dp/0007484771" target="_blank">have a particular connection with</a> (some good second hand prices to be had)</p><p>- the issues facing people crossing from Mexico into the USA, and the <a href="https://www.undocumentedmigrationproject.org/installation" target="_blank">project which maps the belongings</a> they leave behind when they often tragically fail to complete the crossing of the desert</p><p>- the West Bank and Israel and Palestinian walls behind which lies Banksy's Walled Off Hotel, which James visits - this connects with a unit I used to teach on Israel & Palestine</p><p>- the Moroccan border territory of Melilla, which is an entry point into the EU potentially, but is guarded by razor wire, which the Haragas are desperate to cross</p><p>- the movement of viruses across borders... </p><p>- the African Great Green Wall to stop desertification</p><p><b>James has also recorded a number of podcasts and interviews which you could watch ahead of the session and they are referenced in the talk as well.</b></p><p>The session will run from 12.30 - 1.30 on the opening day of the conference. I will provide a short input with some ideas for how to use the book, and share some thoughts on other border options. There will then be prompts for discussions and sharing.</p><p><b><i>There will also be a small input from James himself.</i></b></p><p><i>There are other border related books of course including Cal Flyn's book on abandoned places, and Klaus Dodds' 'Border Wars', which is excellent. Tim Marshall's books have also touched on the notion of borders.</i></p><p><i>Klaus in fact tweeted earlier this morning about the growing relevance of borders...</i></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">All of this seems to have taken on added salience in recent days. In my book Border Wars I reflected on four strategies of many governments. Construction, expansion, deflection and expulsion. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/borders?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#borders</a> <a href="https://t.co/rYkJs9MMIC">pic.twitter.com/rYkJs9MMIC</a></p>— Klaus Dodds (@klausdodds) <a href="https://twitter.com/klausdodds/status/1637382609717153793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2023</a></blockquote><p>There's also a relevant piece in today's Observer about the language of stopping the boats...</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIqwC0Yr8o22Zdjl_cQT54RSVVjrHOlWP5VwrDsvNte9eYJ_rpDc9MKI9zGMg_ZG4pbYOQksVJz_gzVpewynmKfv_DZ6OVOTMgGkjNYCljva3eUNw9r1_J7_JGKQH-OoBUf4IxeiEQaF-Cu9NVNOpDEn-ryT8pKe5yzUZvcrhXhAwbJcmhV-iQRL6/s1632/Screenshot%202023-03-19%20at%2010.27.23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1632" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIqwC0Yr8o22Zdjl_cQT54RSVVjrHOlWP5VwrDsvNte9eYJ_rpDc9MKI9zGMg_ZG4pbYOQksVJz_gzVpewynmKfv_DZ6OVOTMgGkjNYCljva3eUNw9r1_J7_JGKQH-OoBUf4IxeiEQaF-Cu9NVNOpDEn-ryT8pKe5yzUZvcrhXhAwbJcmhV-iQRL6/w640-h390/Screenshot%202023-03-19%20at%2010.27.23.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p>I will also be mentioning an article in 'Teaching Geography' written by my friend and colleague Claire Kyndt, published in 2015, describing our work on a unit on Borders for Year 8 and 9 students. This includes a useful framework for exploring borders which I will be sharing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfroFN32ds3oxX4xIu_LXzx3v8XDWexfWABYbFqij6nS-8cIF7YrzQj0wEN5P2yBJu1W5JkYcLQ0Hr-u5iK2VDwSkgsNRQmFcEZeg9ZZ3xkxBbNfUqXGq3LLdnc2MJxk4tyFTMx7SQVXomv5ZaMAjJyuzFk1ZpbApI5RdW_rsSo5xYTuX0AA88p5R/s1464/Screenshot%202023-03-15%20at%2008.04.44.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1464" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfroFN32ds3oxX4xIu_LXzx3v8XDWexfWABYbFqij6nS-8cIF7YrzQj0wEN5P2yBJu1W5JkYcLQ0Hr-u5iK2VDwSkgsNRQmFcEZeg9ZZ3xkxBbNfUqXGq3LLdnc2MJxk4tyFTMx7SQVXomv5ZaMAjJyuzFk1ZpbApI5RdW_rsSo5xYTuX0AA88p5R/w640-h470/Screenshot%202023-03-15%20at%2008.04.44.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It would be lovely to see plenty of people there to start off what I'm sure will be a wonderful conference.</div>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-40442819867983658552023-02-01T23:43:00.005-08:002023-02-01T23:43:44.471-08:00GA Fieldwork Fortnight 2023<p><b><i>Get out into the landscape on some fieldwork.</i></b></p><p>After the sucess of last year's <b>National Fieldwork Week, the event is back again with some tweaks.</b> The event was organised by the GA, particularly thanks to the work and energy of Paula Richardson, and formed part of my GA Presidential year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ_-WK4mYp9qp3fse-zeHiVv9Sce0NEhwOBF3JKWxEonl0yE1oszzQei6SkIPCRx1cAtxE7cHN2TbHbxPbKhYvVtxnoIWfkwgSgwbdn-Mpo5EleYoKFIF2VlEpHBgt1jLZbrpYyj__6z7QlgQb-nlQplrgfwwzICGgKiOOn_lGKNAsMOGfax96ngr/s1510/Screenshot%202023-02-02%20at%2007.36.59.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1510" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ_-WK4mYp9qp3fse-zeHiVv9Sce0NEhwOBF3JKWxEonl0yE1oszzQei6SkIPCRx1cAtxE7cHN2TbHbxPbKhYvVtxnoIWfkwgSgwbdn-Mpo5EleYoKFIF2VlEpHBgt1jLZbrpYyj__6z7QlgQb-nlQplrgfwwzICGgKiOOn_lGKNAsMOGfax96ngr/w640-h332/Screenshot%202023-02-02%20at%2007.36.59.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">It is now a fortnight - between the 26th June and 7th July 2023.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">This year's theme is 'Environment'.</span></b></p><p><i>I'll be heading out - in fact I was discussing a trip with colleagues yesterday - and I hope you will too, and share what you get up to with the hashtag which we'll remind you of nearer the time.</i></p><p><br /></p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-32237689905719684522023-01-26T23:59:00.001-08:002023-01-26T23:59:08.573-08:001953 East Coast Floods resource<p>This got slightly delayed by other factors, but is now available ahead of next week's anniversary and commemorations which will take place along the coasts which were affected. I know there is a service and exhibition in both <b>Snettisham and Hunstanton</b> and aim to visit them this weekend, and then locations further round to the south of Norfolk and the Broads.</p><p>The <b>Environment Agency - one of the GA's strategic partners - </b>published a useful image of the flood defences as they were back in 1953 on a Pinterest board and it is shown below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWgl6hsbMT7kdoyxcVNJHN3Q5KavUALRtqJsaWojvJJs1Drt6ApoGe48XFB8eebCwMb_SBxWEhKHU4DuORtaysbK_Q-PmG2N6GHnXOQ8JEbqsP6aUf4mjwZvFpGMhxeKgCSqp9mtn-Sv18_2NrAG-OKdSB5_F_Sq7v0h8wKS4nnncuHMpZsyVEaU7/s1640/EA%20Flood%20Defences.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1640" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWgl6hsbMT7kdoyxcVNJHN3Q5KavUALRtqJsaWojvJJs1Drt6ApoGe48XFB8eebCwMb_SBxWEhKHU4DuORtaysbK_Q-PmG2N6GHnXOQ8JEbqsP6aUf4mjwZvFpGMhxeKgCSqp9mtn-Sv18_2NrAG-OKdSB5_F_Sq7v0h8wKS4nnncuHMpZsyVEaU7/w640-h446/EA%20Flood%20Defences.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Download the resource below:</p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="914" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/pXDfoJbCjTjehp" style="border-width: 1px; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px; max-width: 100%;" width="668"> </iframe> <div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"> <strong> <a href="//www.slideshare.net/GeoBlogs/1953-flooding-70th-anniversary" target="_blank" title="1953 Flooding - 70th Anniversary">1953 Flooding - 70th Anniversary</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="//www.slideshare.net/GeoBlogs" target="_blank">GeoBlogs</a></strong> </div><p>More to come on this over the next few days. Look back at the posts from Southwold at the start of January as well for more related content to the floods, or <b>search this blog using the search box top left.</b></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/geoblogs/1953-floods/" target="_blank">There is also an associated <b>Pinterest board.</b></a></p><p><i>I shall be out and about along the coast this coming weekend in a number of locations and will share some pictures in a Flickr album which I will share here.</i></p><p>I know there are permanent memorials in Hunstanton and Snettisham, and a search revealed one in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2427514">Harwich.</a> I would imagine there are others and would love to hear about them or see pictures of them if you know of one.</p>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-74644481408534406822023-01-01T04:14:00.004-08:002023-01-01T04:23:42.328-08:00Peak District Geology Walk<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy New Year!</span></b></p><p><b>The Peak District </b>is one of my favourite places in the world, and one in which I've spent perhaps more time than most other places.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Free Geowalk around the Peak District developed by Martin Whitely. A great offering for the New Year. <a href="https://twitter.com/geoggeol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@geoggeol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AGSB_Geology?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AGSB_Geology</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/seis_matters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@seis_matters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ESTA_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESTA_UK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GeolSoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GeolSoc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WGCG_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WGCG_UK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/timeforgeog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@timeforgeog</a> <a href="https://t.co/yD4odNGjpu">https://t.co/yD4odNGjpu</a> <a href="https://t.co/7SNe4WyGoh">pic.twitter.com/7SNe4WyGoh</a></p>— peteloader (@peteloader1) <a href="https://twitter.com/peteloader1/status/1609482818580631552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2023</a></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJlGJnPkHHdcA1Bl3BSNdlwYDUEg3BYVDagRTEekP5Sk4mGqSYN083VaddwODuC_O6-PVKAzjq8ZgxrcMxBwBu3HU74Rw5F9V2nJprDrb6vjPfA7SwzF9mJNJUbMuoWPUSzaQzE_b7JRTFqndViR0oBm5-p_-kI4HJfmQS2X9OSWVDojHFXu8Fmw88A/s2450/Screenshot%202023-01-01%20at%2012.12.17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="2450" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJlGJnPkHHdcA1Bl3BSNdlwYDUEg3BYVDagRTEekP5Sk4mGqSYN083VaddwODuC_O6-PVKAzjq8ZgxrcMxBwBu3HU74Rw5F9V2nJprDrb6vjPfA7SwzF9mJNJUbMuoWPUSzaQzE_b7JRTFqndViR0oBm5-p_-kI4HJfmQS2X9OSWVDojHFXu8Fmw88A/w640-h226/Screenshot%202023-01-01%20at%2012.12.17.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are 14 sections to the walk which can be downloaded as PDFs or GPX files.</span></div><br /><p></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630410272617697963.post-74989780641413030882022-12-06T12:25:00.001-08:002022-12-06T12:25:34.092-08:00Centre Port - changing the nature of the Wash?<p> </p><p><i>There have been a number of proposed tidal barrages over the years for the UK. Back in 2008, there was a plan to build a barrage across the Wash, but the plans were abandoned - partly because of the impact on wildlife. <b>Now the plans are back again....</b></i></p><p>The <b>Rance Estuary</b> in France is an example of how this might look - I visited that many years ago.</p><p>The Wash is more local, and<b><a href="https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23136373.hunstanton-skegness-barrage-port-plan-revealed/" target="_blank"> the EDP had a recent story</a></b> on a plan for a barrage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityAZuPHitoB2rxoC9SnoOohOmhR01Gjsz_JFZeLpbJpkKb88xo4NKay5JCjsG643GnBy_PywZxrLGxyalJP0AQu2kZPKieEq2CGsGBtWcPsX8zShVBCVFfwSR0p-k927vmRNbYxjpQuTa5CnkIfira13ITBvEWmjOZfJYpUGHNxa9Jw0TgpL0c2md/s1476/Screenshot%202022-12-06%20at%2020.23.32.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1476" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityAZuPHitoB2rxoC9SnoOohOmhR01Gjsz_JFZeLpbJpkKb88xo4NKay5JCjsG643GnBy_PywZxrLGxyalJP0AQu2kZPKieEq2CGsGBtWcPsX8zShVBCVFfwSR0p-k927vmRNbYxjpQuTa5CnkIfira13ITBvEWmjOZfJYpUGHNxa9Jw0TgpL0c2md/w640-h376/Screenshot%202022-12-06%20at%2020.23.32.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>This would stretch, apparently, from Hunstanton to Skegness, and would protect the Fens from flood risk as well as leading to the development of a new container port. <a href="https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/plans-revealed-for-2bn-tidal-barrage-featuring-container-terminal-flood-defence-and-rail-and-road-links-22-11-2022/" target="_blank">It would cost £2 billion.</a></p><i>Turbines beneath the structure will harness tidal energy from The Wash’s 780km2 tidal area, which is said to be enough to power circa 600,000 homes and businesses in the region. The infrastructure will provide a flood defence for the whole of The Wash area, extending to Peterborough and Cambridge, protecting more than one million people.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/wildlife-groups-demand-re-think-7849597" target="_blank">Lincolnshire Live shared some other perspectives.</a></div><p><b>The Netherlands</b> have constructed some similar projects on a huge scale, and reclaimed land.</p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">The Wash is the UK’s most important estuary for wild birds, home to England’s largest common seal colony and an important fishery. This is amongst the areas where </span></p><p>The developers are called <b>Port Evo.</b> They are looking to raise £5 million for a feasibility study.</p><p>Something tells me that this is unlikely to be built, because of the wider consequences for hundreds of square miles of coastline and the sheer scale of the development given the issues getting much smaller developments through. </p><p>One of the most interesting benefits would be a journey of just 20 minutes across the Wash, instead of it taking several hours to make the journey over to Lincolnshire. </p><i><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: red;">"Having grown up and lived around The Wash all my life I know just what a special place it is and the vital service it provides to communities. As a natural flood defence, a source of food, and a wild place to visit, it should be protected at all costs - not destroyed to generate obscenely expensive energy and increase the risk of flooding.”</span></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: red;">Tammy Smalley, from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust</span></i></div></i>Alan Parkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.com0