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In this ninth episode, Caroline considers grouse-shooting, one of the major uses for land in the area – and one which polarises the local community. She meets Dr Mark Avery,...
show moreShe meets Dr Mark Avery, an outspoken environmental campaigner, the former director of conservation at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the author of hard-hitting book about grouse-shooting, Inglorious: Conflict in the Uplands. Local resident Colin Organ, from Rookhope, involved in game sports since childhood, offers an opposing perspective rooted in preserving a rural way of life, while Roisin Beck-Taylor, Caroline’s daughter, who worked on a hill farm for nine years and now works in conservation, discusses the complicated relationship between economy and conservation.
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Author | New Writing North |
Organization | New Writing North |
Website | newwritingnorth.com |
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