Wind power and nuclear

I read today’s Guardian piece by Adam Vaughan about the cost of offshore wind energy dipping below that of nuclear energy.  That sounds like good news, and news that I don’t think we all expected say 10-15 years ago when these issues were very live.  Those who argued for renewable energy were right to say…

Makes me smile every time…

This sign is used for various country fairs across the land and it is used every year. As birders head north to the Norfolk coast to enjoy whatever migrants are hopping around in bushes between Holme and Cromer, many see this sign and it reminds them of… a Sandringham estate gamekeeper being convicted of setting…

Peak District National Park takes note?

Just as the Yorkshire Dales NP recently consulted the public on its way forward, so too did the Peak District NP. Although the PDNP has so far been less open than the YDNP on the results of its consultation, this blog understands that new ‘Areas of Impact’ (ghastly jargon) have been inserted into the plan…

Yorkshire Dales have a lead mountain to climb.

As the Yorkshire Dales National Park drags itself, with the help of a public consultation, towards the twenty-first century it may have to work very hard on some of its board members to take the journey.  Adrian Thornton-Berry is a member of the YDNP Management Plan Steering group committee, a Moorland Association committee member and…