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This book is based on a major conference with Historic England, Natural England, the Ancient Tree Forum and others which took place in 2016 as part of the celebrations for the tercentenary of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The event brought together ecologists, landscape historians and archaeologists, land managers and conservationists to look critically at the impact of Brown and his successors on the UK's landscape.The book addresses the paradigms of these designed landscapes. It considers the issues around the legacy of Brown's creations and ideas and the repercussions that are still apparent today. It makes for a thought-provoking and rich discussion covering habitat conservation and creation, drainage and the release of alien species. This is the untold story of the ecology of Capability Brown and the landscape school which followed.

The threats from global cultural change and abandonment of traditional landscape management increased in the last half of the twentieth century and ten years into the twenty-first century show no signs of slowing down. Their impacts on global biodiversity and on people disconnected from their traditional landscapes pose real and serious economic and social problems which need to be addressed now. The End of Tradition conference held in Sheffield, UK, was organised by Ian D. Rotherham and colleagues. It addressed the fundamental issues of whether we can conserve the biodiversity of wonderful and iconic landscapes and reconnect people to their natural environment. And, if we can, how can we do so and make them relevant for the twenty-first century.The book is in two parts: Part 1. A History of Commons and Commons Management and Part 2. Commons: Current Management and Problems.

Trees Beyond the Wood was written for a conference organisedto celebrate twenty years of work since the first major conference on the theme of ancient trees and woodlands held in Sheffield, UK. It was held almost ten years after the landmark 2003 Working and Walking in the Footsteps of Ghosts event which started to raise issues and challenge assumptions about what is 'ancient' or 'natural' and what is meant by the terms 'wood' or 'woodland'. Since then on-going work in a range of disciplines across ecology, biology, landscape history, archaeology, forestry and nature conservation has continued the process of research and evaluation across the subject area. The collection of papers by contributors from across Europe reflects this broad range of interests and disciplines.

War & Peat - The remarkable impacts of conflictson peatlands and of peatlands on conflicts - a militaryheritage of moors, heaths, bogs and fens.As we approach the centenary of the Great War (WW1),matters of landscape, terrain, resources and strategies becomeincreasingly topical and relevant. The relationships of peopleand landscapes, of economies and conflicts, and ecology andhistory, are complex and multi-faceted. For peatlands,including bogs, fens, moors, and heaths, the interactions ofpeople and nature in relation to history and conflicts, are bothsignificant and surprising.The themes of this book were addressed at a majorinternational conference in 2013, and the expanded papers arepresented here as chapters. The conference and book aremostly focused on temperate environments, but the interactionsof peatlands and conflicts are more global and wetlands havebeen hugely influential in tropical conflicts too.

Women face a host of challenges as we age, from social disrespect,to physical changes, to the hard work of psychological adjustment.We explore in depth three major archetypes - the Hero on her Journey, the Wise Woman and the Goddess - from their roots to their relevance today in conscious ageing. What are archetypes, and why is there a universal myth of the Hero? Why did the menopause evolve, and how did that lead to the post-menopausal Wise Womanof early societies? What does the evidence show about worship of the Great Goddess in the past, and how could such powerful archetypes become hidden from us? How can we reclaim the myths of the Goddess today?Through these archetypes we can explore how much the "Crone"stage of life has to offer, and find the strength, power and courage to embrace all it brings, even our own mortality. This book aims to be a companion for your journey, with a range of ideas, images and exercises and help for the hard times.

Organised by The Landscape Conservation Forum, the Between a Rock and a Hard Place seminar was aimed at all those involved in the conservation of rural sites and landscapes. It considered the impacts, both individual and cumulative, of mineral extraction on our landscapes. The debate addressed why we are so concerned about these impacts, and what steps are being, and could or should, be taken to conserve our natural and historic environments.The seminar considered the impacts of mineral extraction on our natural and historic environments; how they have and are being assessed and how those impacts can be mitigated.

The Wild by Design seminar was aimed at all those involved in the conservation of sites and landscapes. It was intended to address critical issues of landscape management and landscape change including how agricultural, urban and post-industrial landscapes change and evolve. It considered the impacts of agricultural diversification and extensification, as well as proposals for the release of upland areas from pastoral grazing management.The Ploughing on Regardless seminar took place in October 2003. It considered the impacts of cultivation on our natural and historic environments, how they have and are being assessed and how damage can be mitigated. It raised issues of the ways in which Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can protect uncultivated land from improvement.Speakers and participants at both events included landscape professionals, archaeologists, ecologists, earth scientists, planners, conservationists and workers in education.

This book has been published as part of a major conference held in Sheffield UK, on the theme of 'Animals, Man and Treescapes' which looked at the interactions between grazing animals, humans and wooded landscapes. It linked community projects and educational outputs throughout the UK, across Europe and beyond. The event promoted landscape ecology conservation through local, national and international initiatives.

The guide looks at how plants may be used to 'read the environment', essentially treating them as indicators of the state of the habitat where they are found. It was written with three sets of people in mind:1. Junior ecological consultants who want to improve their Phase 1 Habitat Surveys with botanical target notes useful in ecological assessment.2. Students of ecology who need to use plants to interpret the landscape around them and understand habitats in greater detail.3. Amateur naturalists and walkers who seek to enrich their experience of the countryside through a knowledge of plants.Compiled from a range of published sources and from the author's personal experience, it is intended for use primarily in the lowland English countryside.

Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson was born, on 8 January 1914, in Millom. Norman died in 1987 as one of the town's more widely known and respected characters, a nationally treasured poet,topographical writer, playwright, lecturer, and broadcaster, though onenot without his critics. Apart from a couple of years in a New Forest tuberculosis sanatorium, he lived all his life in a terraced house, which as a boy and young adult was his father's outfitters shop, in a corner of oldCumberland that proved the genius loci for his life and work. This book, by Ian O. Brodie, looks afresh at Nicholson's writing and suggests that we need to regard him as a much greater committed nature writer than previously recognised. The book explores the writer's relationship between people, place, nature, industry and geology and concludes that in Nicholson's writings we can find the basis for a contemporary conservation ethic.

In November 2017, a two-day seminar was held at Burgh-by-Sands Parish Hall with Cumbria Boglife, Natural England, the British Ecological Society Peatlands SIG, UKECONET / Biodiversity Research Group (BRG), Cumbria Wildlife Trust, the RSPB, the Solway Wetlands Landscape Partnership, Solway Connections Guided Heritage Tours, & partners. There were local site visits organised by the local and regional partners.The event explored the history and cultural aspects of peat bogs in and around Cumbria and the surrounding areas. Local people made a major contribution to the success of the event, presented at the indoor sessions, and provided displays and artefacts.Themes and topics included:1. The history of peat bogs and peatlands2. The history of peat harvesting and usage3. The oral history and memories4. The heritage of peat cutting - tools, equipment, buildings, etc5. The historic records6. The archaeology of peat-cut sites7. The conservation of peat cutting heritage

The book considers various aspects of tree and woodland archaeology extending from the hedgerow / wood-pasture / wood [process] to final destination [product] and issues around the legacy of veteran trees and the evidence of past management and technologies that exist in the transformed products, some of which are still found today. It arose from the 2-day conference Investigating Tree Archaeology that was held in Sheffield, and from associated events and activities. The conference was organised by the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group and the Landscape Conservation Forum with Sheffield Hallam University supported by Historic England.

We show here how, through the efforts of a range of governmental and non-governmental organisations, habitats and species are now being managed to preserve our biodiversity for the future. In this period of rapid environmental change and ever increasing human impact, the success of such conservation initiatives has never been more vital. Over the past half-century there have been many changes in the Yorkshire countryside. Deciduous woodlands have been felled and replaced by conifer plantations; wetlands and ponds have been drained; grasslands have been reseeded, and arable fields have been intensively farmed. Our river systems and coastline have also been subjected to increasing pressure and pollution. All these changes have had dramatic effects on YorkshireÕs semi-natural habitats and their associated wildlife. Added to these effects, our climate is altering more rapidly than at any time in the last 10,000 years, leading to further challenges for plants and animals.