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Rawcliffe Meadows: past, present, future
Rawcliffe Meadows is a special place, and deserves more recognition and support. Mick Phythian and Martin Hammond of the Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows explain the importance of the site, the work involved in maintaining it, and the wider changes affecting local green places in recent years.
More …Tweet tweet: wild things, York
As I’ve mentioned before, Twitter is full of loveliness, and interesting things, and recently I’ve spotted a few tweets sharing sightings of the other creatures inhabiting the city and its green areas.
Just beyond Clifton Bridge, between Shipton Road and the river, Rawcliffe Meadows supports tiny tansy beetles and also … More …
Down by the riverside
Thoughts prompted by a controversial planning application to fence off an area of riverside. Antisocial behaviour and council errors. And some music …
More …Riverside plans: objections and questions
Building on the green: Bert Keech Bowls Club, and nearby
As plans for housing on an old bowling green look likely to be approved this week, looking at the issues involved, and at old photos of the area when its existing housing was fairly new.
More …Hearts and flowers
Into the rest garden: borage on Bootham
Well, it’s been a tiring week (month/year), and I don’t know about you but I could do with a rest before heading off on further wanderings and ponderings. Let’s have a rest in this conveniently placed ‘rest … More …