Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…
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Guest blog – Blanket bogs and windfarms by Jenny Shepherd
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New petition to amend Planning and Infrastructure Bill and protect irreplaceable blanket bog from big onshore wind farms A new parliamentary petition, launched a fortnight ago, calls for amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that will ban windfarms on protected peatland in England – click here. The difference from the previous petition to ban…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 22 by Nick MacKinnon
Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 42 by Nick MacKinnon
Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…
Defra quote challenge – winning entry by James Gilbert
Mark wrote: This Defra quote, “Britain is a proud nation of nature lovers, and this government is committed to turning the tide on its decline after years of neglect. We are progressing plans to designate nine new national river walks, one in each region of England.” (see here) might win a prize for stupidity if only…
Guest blog – How donations to World Land Trust can be Multiplied Six Times by Andy Langley
Andy Langley is a wildlife enthusiast, who for the last seven years has completed an annual sponsored birdwatch to raise money for World Land Trust (WLT). Each year, money raised up to £5,000 is matched by his employer, Ecclesiastical Insurance (part of the Benefact Group), and multiplied again as part of WLT’s Big Match…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 6 by Nick MacKinnon
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Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…
Guest blog – Taking a stand for marine protection by Chris Corrigan
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Chris Corrigan is CEO of the Sussex Wildlife Trust and has worked in nature conservation for almost 40 years. He spent most of his career with the RSPB, most recently as Director England, but has also worked for BirdWatch Ireland and Butterfly Conservation and is a trustee of the South Georgia Heritage Trust. He is…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 18 by Ali West
Ali West has lived in the Hebden Bridge area for more than 40 years and has walked extensively in the surrounding hills over all of that time, including on Walshaw Moor, a favourite spot. She has a science degree and has been self-employed for all her working life. Since her early 20s she has also…
Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 14 by Kate Haslegrave
Kate is a photographer and has lived in Haworth for twenty years. Walking on the moors she has come to learn that no two days are ever the same. Her blog about Haworth & Stanbury moors is at www.katietuppence.com. This is her fourth blog in this series about Walshaw Turbines – see here for the…