Tag: environmental
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Calm Before the Storm
Carsington Water, a reservoir in the heart of Derbyshire, draws its lifeblood from the River Derwent at Ambergate during the winter. This vital water is transported to the reservoir via a network of tunnels and aqueducts stretching 10½ kilometres. As summer sets in, the water is released back into the river, facilitating further abstraction and treatment…
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Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace is an American initiative to educate and encourage users of the outdoors to converse, protect and minimise impact on the environment. 7 principles are urged: Plan Ahead & Prepare Travel & Camp on Durable Surfaces Dispose of Waste Properly Leave What You Find Minimize Campfire Impacts Respect Wildlife Be Considerate of Others…
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Goldrill Beck
The principle “river” in Patterdale between Ullswater and Brotherswater is Goldrill Beck. That’s it there, just right of centre and to the left of the “holiday village” of Hartsop Fold. But compare it to the map, which shows the beck hugging the road, hidden by the trees of low Wood. In the late 18th-century, the…
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River Leven, Low Green, Great Ayton
I remember the day when the government U-turned on their proposal to allow privatised water companies to continue the routine dumping of raw sewage into our rivers and our beaches, after a public outcry and a rebellion by 22 Tory MPs, an amendment to the environment bill that would have provided some safeguards was voted…