Keer to Kent Archive
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Planning Proposal: Housing, Cafe & Work Units Development at Sandside (SL/2022/1177)
Ann Kitchen has kindly supplied a series of Photoshop mock-ups, appropriately overlaid onto contemporary photographs of the location to illustrate the likely visual impact of the proposed new development at Sandside.
Creating the Arnside and Silverdale AONB
A collection of photographs and old documents showing the AONB in its early years and charting its planning.
Dramatic Rescue at Sandside, Sunday 16th June, 2013
A dramatic rescue at Sandside in 2013, captured on camera by June Harrison, is retold by Adrian Walker.
Keer to Kent 109 Centre-fold
Celebrating 50 years of the Arnside & Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ,1972 - 2022.
Tree planting at Coldwell Bank
300+ new trees planted at Coldwell Bank by local school pupils, thanks to the Woodland Trust.
Peter Standing, 1947-2019
It is with very great sadness that we report the death of Peter Standing on Saturday 16th November 2019.
Older articles…
Gingerbread Well starts production again!
Who needs Quarrite when there is gingerbread to be had?
Brown Hairstreak in the Arnside and Silverdale AONB
Brown Hairstreak butterfly has been recorded in and near to Coldwell Parrock and Gait Barrows NNR over recent years. This has generated great interest and discussion, as Tom Dunbar explains.
Tithe and Inclosure Maps
The 1846 Yealand Township tithe map and the earlier 1778 Yealand inclosure map offer insights into the history of the Coldwell Land and its fields.
Early Ordnance Survey maps of Coldwell
For landscape historians old maps are like ancient parchments that can be peeled back to reveal the past. Early OS maps are a good place to start.
A key addition to the mosaic: our "Golden Horseshoe"
The new meadows occupy a key bridging position in the local mosaic of reserves, providing the missing link between our reserves and those of our neighbours.
Boundary planting and new hedges
Our two new meadows will require some additional planting around their boundaries as well as careful management to encourage appropriate tree and shrub species to reestablish themselves naturally.
