Best wishes to Dan for the launch of a film that he told us about when he came to King's Ely earlier in the year...
The UK in 100 Seconds: TEASER from Friends of the Earth on Vimeo.
Follow the link for all the details on the film and how to see the premiere and the discussion that follows.
Dispatches from the classroom, and life as a freelance Geographer.
Showing posts with label Land Use. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Land Use. Show all posts
(In)famous grouse
Last week, I went up to Sheffield and stayed overnight with friends in the Peak District. We took a walk to the Strines Inn, on the edge of Sheffield for a pint of Yorkshire Pride.
Our walk took us over the grouse moors, and past a line of shooting butts, which had been made ready for clients to use over the next few weeks.
Who owns England has created an interactive map exploring who owns these upland landscapes.
The moors we walked on actually aren't featured on this map - they are just to the east of the mapped area, which belongs to the National Trust, and are owned by two individuals who own large amounts of land and will be familiar to local people.
Image: Alan Parkinson
Our walk took us over the grouse moors, and past a line of shooting butts, which had been made ready for clients to use over the next few weeks.
The moors we walked on actually aren't featured on this map - they are just to the east of the mapped area, which belongs to the National Trust, and are owned by two individuals who own large amounts of land and will be familiar to local people.
Image: Alan Parkinson
New Land-use mapping
Alasdair Rae has produced a number of excellent maps, and this is one his most useful projects to date.
This BBC News article is interesting, and explains something of the project.
You can use the tool linked to from above to explore your own area.
Have a guess what the percentages might be before you do this, or compare your area with the country.
There are some interesting additional facts in this blog. I like this one for example:
Buildings cover less of Britain than the land revealed when the tide goes out...
Download the whole Atlas of Land Cover in the UK here....
I put in my own postcode where I live, expecting a larger than average amount for farmland...
And unsurprisingly, it is up to 81%, with only 3% built on...
You can follow Alasdair on Twitter.@undertheraedar
This BBC News article is interesting, and explains something of the project.
You can use the tool linked to from above to explore your own area.
Have a guess what the percentages might be before you do this, or compare your area with the country.
There are some interesting additional facts in this blog. I like this one for example:
Buildings cover less of Britain than the land revealed when the tide goes out...
Download the whole Atlas of Land Cover in the UK here....
I put in my own postcode where I live, expecting a larger than average amount for farmland...
And unsurprisingly, it is up to 81%, with only 3% built on...
You can follow Alasdair on Twitter.
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