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AWT gets out the Batmeters at Kelston

See this below from recent AWT bat survey. Our plan is to work with Bath Spa University and reach out to schools and to get a series of conservation projects going. First of all we need to get a clearer grasp of … Continue reading

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Sonnet for Wordsworth (who *must* have passed this way) – by Jon Hamp

Life will fight to affirm itself, and new life will exist, Bees wrestle mortality from the reddening hedgerows, as sun escapes from downland rain to leave the stream banks kissed. Jealous admirals run up flags where carmine Hawthorn grows, Middle … Continue reading

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Full moon rising over Kelston Clump – by Tim

Photo by Tim Graham, 16 August 2016

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AWT goes out to bat for bats

We know we’ve got bats. We had a AWT bat report from Old Barn Kelston to protect bats during the barn preservation work. We applied for a Bat Mitigation licence under the CONSERVATION OF HABITATS AND SPECIES REGULATIONS 2010. The reference was WML-A13-1. … Continue reading

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Sunny Lammastide picnic up at the Old Barn

Thanks to Matt Prosser for pictures of the 2016 Lammastide picnic up at the Old Barn, Kelston. We were blessed with perfect weather. There was a massive rounders game in Barrows Style. We danced to Marick’s ceilidh band to celebrate … Continue reading

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Pre-picnic pic from Matt Prosser

Classic Roundhill panoramic pic from Matt. You can meet the man himself at the Kelston picnic from 1230 Saturday 6 August. Bring picnic and dancing shoes (ceilidh from 1400). No dogs plz.

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Bidding to improve the Bathscape – the landscape around the World Heritage City of Bath

The local council B&NES, the National Trust, Cotswold Preservation and others have come together to bid for Heritage Lottery funds to maintain and improve the landscape and skyline around the World Heritage City. It’s a prodigious amount of work to … Continue reading

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3am July 5 1643: A wind in the wire.

Something plays our perimeter fence through the darkness of this hill, Caught in the hours before first light A sharp note rises still. The wind steps through the palisade sending ash amidst the trees to choreograph the fires we made, … Continue reading

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Balmy June sunset by Tim

Tim Graham writes: The view from last night, a balmy 18 degrees at sunset. There was a couple up there on the bench with glasses & a bottle of red watching the sun set. That’s on top of an engagement last … Continue reading

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Some Kelston Roundhill events coming up…

We just had a first wedding this weekend, and we’ve got some more events coming up: Kingswood year 5 school visit 7 June Three Cane Whale live at the Old Barn for Kelston Records 7 July “Magnificent Meadows” wildflower day … Continue reading

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