'This is an important - and genuinely affecting - book.'
Discover Landscapes by @ReadingRuralist@ChangingNetwork - a compelling study of the influences that shape our responses to landscape: cup.org/41uhsiQ
Really enjoyed ‘William Blake’s Universe’ @FitzMuseum_UK & the imaginative & intellectual connections it establishes with the work of Caspar David Friedrich & Philip Otto Runge. On display until 19 May fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-yo…
A very special video today from our general secretary, @CampaignerKate, as she marks 40 incredible years with the Open Spaces Society. Congratulations, Kate!
Read more on our website: bit.ly/3TYezq8
Take a look at our delicately beautiful collection of decorated pace eggs. These were painted by James Dixon, who worked for Wordsworth for 33 years as his gardener and clerk at Rydal Mount. It is thought James made these Pace Eggs for William and Mary's grandchildren.
🌳 Researchers from the @uniofbeds and @ChilternsNL have released the results of the largest UK study on how diverse communities engage with greenspaces & the countryside, finding that many had limited awareness of the spaces & faced barriers to access: beds.ac.uk/news/2024/march/n… 👈
Delighted that the first review of 'Lifescapes' is now out. Very grateful to Daniel for his perceptive and thought-provoking comments. @cambUP_History@CUPBookshop
My review of Jeremy Burchardt's "Lifescapes" (CUP) for @CultSocHistory is now available online. An exemplary historical study of the emotional and physical experience of landscape. It's a wondrous book, contemplative and empathetic throughout.
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Join us tomorrow at 7pm to hear @ReadingRuralist talk about the vital role that landscape plays for many people as a source of wellbeing, emotional equilibrium and personal development. #CamFestfestival.cam.ac.uk/events/li…
Brilliant video project on allotments and sustainable food from poet, artist and scholar-activist JC Niala. Keep up the great work JC! youtu.be/3bbl0idJ5IY?si=Yzg_…
What does landscape mean to you? Talks and discussion with landscape researchers, artists, conservationists, land managers and ramblers at the MERL, Reading, Saturday 9th December. Book early as places limited due to room capacity merl.reading.ac.uk/event/wha…
Great new open access book about landscape and heritage on the Essex coast, focusing on the Anglo-Saxon St Peter's Chapel and the landscape around it discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprin…
Great initiative by Henna Asikainen to explore Hadrian's Wall and local Northumberland landscapes with refugees and other people new to the area, documented at the Future Pasts exhibition in Newcastle d6culture.org/future-pasts-e…
📢Exciting news! Join us in Glasgow on 26th June, in person or virtually, for the @ahrcpress Place-Based Research Programme Launch. Discover our findings so far, delve into our inaugural Programme publication, and explore future directions for phase 2. #PlaceBasedResearch
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