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Discovery Places for Sustainability

Page history last edited by Simon Taylor 12 years, 3 months ago

Knowledge on/about sites

Throughout the project I have been visiting various sites and learning about them in order to collate the information here. I've found some things about the various sites very interesting, such as the Minster in Southwell as it is the last thing I would expect to find in such a small village, Chatsworth Estate and the way in which the dead were buried in ancient times. As well as this I gleaned some knowledge from Andy Adler about the history of various landscapes, and from Dan about various stars, with multiple star systems particularly interesting. None of them were huge revelations for me, but I still found them very interesting and at times curious.


 

Activites to do on sites

As for the activities to do on site, obviously I would very much like to see them when I plan for the readers of this site to see them – at night. I've always had a fascination with the galaxy and that is part of the reason this project spoke to me when choosing placements. I'd love to do a tour of the Chatsworth Estate, as it looks absolutely spectacular, however at £25 it seems quite costly. With some of the extra activities, such as seeing the huge amount of birds in the Attenborough Reserve near Clifton or the innards of Southwell Minster. I only got to see a short overview and not particularly see what they were all about and take part in them.
  

 

Influence of our action to the sites

Human effects on the landscape seems to be ever-present throughout all of the sites in one degree or another. Some are based upon human built sites, such as the iron age Oxton Fort, whilst some of them seem like entirely natural and beautiful spots but were completely shaped by human activity. An example of this would be Dennnis Knoll, and most of the sites in the peak, originally it would have been almost entirely woodland but through human need for various resources it has turned over a few thousand years into carefully managed farmland, as well as the heather and moorland that people think to be so beautiful. Another good example of this would be, again, Chatsworth Estate, the garden is entirely designed by man (mostly ''Capability'' Brown).
  

 

What do the sites mean to you or others

The sites mean very different things to different people. To people like me, interested observers, they seem a good way to go out and enjoy being able to see the beauty of our universe. Meanwhile to others they represent a way to add extra usage to land they already own, such as at Brackenhurst. This is important for the site so that it can continue to keep all of the land for use by the students. The Peak District National Park is an entire organisation dedicated to the Peak District and part of this involves trying to keep the skies as dark and clear of light pollution as possible. They will be hoping that the sites draw more people into the district and therefore putting more money into the local economy. Others will be hoping that the sites will encourage more people to take part in Astronomy or a larger interest in local nature.   

 

What can be done to add value to the site for us and yourself

I think an excellent way of adding value to the sites would be to run stargazing events there to try and get more people involved in astronomy. I believe that more people having an interest in science, especially children, is an excellent thing and that stargazing events led by a knowledgeable guide would be a brilliant way to do this. Obviously as well as the stargazing you can take part in many of the additional points of interest listed on the site.


 

 

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