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There’s a lot going on in the South West Peak! Stay up to date with the latest news on all our projects and the Partnership as a whole.
The Land That Made Us: The Peak District Farmer's Story
23 October 2019
A new book about farming history by Peak District writers and photographers Christine Gregory and Sheila Hine has been published.The Land That Made Us: The Peak District Farmer’s Story tells the tale of 80 years of farming in the South-West Peak - the area extending from Lyme Park in the...
Limited Time Remaining to Apply for Countryside Worker Apprentice Role
10 October 2019
The South West Peak Landscape Partnership is currently looking for enthusiastic applicants with a willingness to learn about countryside and environmental issues to join our team as Countryside Worker Apprentices. You will be employed by the Peak District National Park but you will also get fantastic experience with many different...
Working for Waders Makes a Splash on BBC One
3 September 2019
Interested in seeing some of the amazing recent work being done by Leah Kelly and Mike Shurmer to help wading birds in the South West Peak? Well so was the BBC!Last night (Monday 2 September) our project Working for Waders was featured on the BBC One programme Inside Out and...
Dale Mine Crowdfunder Goes Live!
21 August 2019
This week a new project directed by Dr. Catherine Parker Heath, broke ground at the historically fascinating Dale Mine just outside Warslow. Catherine is the South West Peak Cultural Heritage Officer working for the South West Peak Landscape Partnership, a partnership of 14 partners led by the Peak District National...
Volunteer and Community Get Together
25 July 2019
The 2019 Volunteer and Community Get Together event held at Swythamley Village Hall recently was a great success with many smiling faces and great stories being shared by volunteers, community representatives and staff. Despite our great hopes, the weather was not as wonderful as we had hoped, with clouds and...
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