Leicestershire & Rutland Walks with Children

Leicestershire & Rutland Walks with Children
Author: Paul A. Biggs
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2002
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850587705

The 20 walks in this book have been planned with children in mind, and the book details places of interest to see along the way. There are general knowledge and observation questions, plus information on refreshment stops.

Tea Shop Walks in Leicestershire & Rutland

Tea Shop Walks in Leicestershire & Rutland
Author: Paul A. Biggs
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1998
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850586036

This guide provides details of circular walk s ranging from 2 to 8 miles, which encompass a variety of te ashops including a windmill, a steam railway station, a stor e barn on a working farm and a 17th-century hall. '

Ernest Gimson

Ernest Gimson
Author: Annette Carruthers
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2019-10-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0300246269

This rich new volume brings to light the versatility and accomplishments of the English architect, designer, and maker Ernest Gimson, a central figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.

Collateral Values

Collateral Values
Author: Todd R. Lookingbill
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030189910

This book explores the unanticipated benefits that may arise after wars and conflicts, showing how the preservation of battlefields and the establishment of borderlands can create natural capital in the former landscapes of war. The editors call this Collateral Value, in contrast to the collateral damage that war inflicts upon infrastructure, natural capital, and human capital. The book includes case studies recounting successes and failures, opportunities and risks, and ambitious proposals. The book is organized in two sections. The first visits U.S., English, and French battlefield sites dating from medieval England to World War I. The second explores borderlands located on several continents, established to end or prevent conflict. Both of these can create value beyond their original purpose, by preserving natural areas and restoring biodiversity. Among the topics covered are: · Registering English Battlefields · Old forts and new amenities in the Southern Plains of the U.S. · Verdun, France, and the conservation of WWI cultural and natural heritage · Conservation lessons learned in the Cordillera del Condor Corridor of the Andes mountains · Korea’s DMZ and its nature preserve · Wakhan National Park, a mountainous buffer area between Afghanistan and Pakistan The book examines state-of-the-art applications of landscape ecology, including methods for change detection, connectivity analysis, and the quantification of ecosystem services. Also included is a chapter on a creative proposal for “Guantánamo 2.0,” which would transform the Gitmo detention facility into a peace park and ecological research center. A concluding chapter appraises the past, present, and future of Collateral Values. Collateral Values: The Natural Capital Created by Landscapes of War benefits a broad audience of advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practicing professionals.

Wonderful walks from Dog-friendly campsites throughout the UK

Wonderful walks from Dog-friendly campsites throughout the UK
Author: Anna Chelmicka
Publisher: David and Charles
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre:
ISBN: 1787115313

Stride out with your dog from a campsite. Follow nearby footpaths and byways to explore the surrounding countryside. This book will guide you on 45 different walks that allow you and your dog to enjoy the diversity of the British landscape, and return to the campsite invigorated and exhilarated.

Pushchair Paths in the East Midlands

Pushchair Paths in the East Midlands
Author: Melanie Ramet
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2005-08
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850588269

This is a collection of 30 obstacle-free pushchair walks in the East Midlands catering for all abilities, all ages, all weathers and all pushchairs.

Child Of The Diaspora

Child Of The Diaspora
Author: Michael A. Hutchinson
Publisher: ShieldCrest
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2015-06-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1910176648

This book is about discovering the hidden and horrific events and the bravery that lay behind my idyllic childhood in rural Suffolk from the end of World War Two. Parental discord led to a permanent parental rift, but, rightly or wrongly, I came to accept that as par for the course. It was only later in life, that I looked deeper into my family roots and had began to question the assumptions that I had bought into when I was younger, that I came to discover that my late mother had escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria just prior to the commencement of the war, and played a crucial role in the war-effort. Likewise I learnt that my late dad had become orphaned in his earlier teens and that his sister and brothers had struggled to bring him home from the workhouse. More of Dad's side of the story, including his crucial role in the D-day landings, will follow in the sequel to this book

Walking to Camelot

Walking to Camelot
Author: John A. Cherrington
Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2016-03-21
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1927958636

John Cherrington and his seventy-four year old walking companion set out one fine morning in May to traverse the only English footpath that cuts south through the rural heart of the country, a formidable path called the Macmillan Way. Cherrington’s walking partner is Karl Yzerman, an irascible “bull of the woods”, a full twenty years his senior and the perfect foil to the wry and self-deprecating author. Their journey begins at Boston on the Wash and takes them through areas of outstanding beauty such as the Cotswolds, Somerset, and Dorset, all the way to Chesil Beach. Their ultimate destination is Cadbury Castle, a hillfort that many archeologists believe to be the likely location of King Arthur’s legendary centre of operations in the late 5th century when he—or some other prominent British warrior chieftain—made his last stand against the Saxons. Along the way the unlikely duo experiences many adventures, including a serious crime scene, a bull attack, several ghosts, a brothel, and the English themselves. On virtually every page of the book the historical merges with the magic of the footpath, with Cherrington making astute, often humorous observations on the social, cultural and culinary mores of the English, all from a very North American perspective.