Crime and the Damage Done
Another two coincidences, this time of a completely different nature took place recently. Both were crimes of separate types, taking...
A Change of Heart for Manchester?
Last week a series of coincidences got me thinking about the deeper role of green space in place-making; what gives a city its character...
This Snowdrop World is a Snowdrop World, And Yet, And Yet...
A Snowdrop Walk on a Grey Day. Mrs Park Keeper and I took ourselves off to see the snowdrops at Rode Hall in Cheshire last week, on a...
Lights Shining Through the Gloom!
In the midst of all the gloom surrounding the green space sector due to the demoralising deep budget cuts, there are some lights glowing...
Parks and Green Spaces -Paradise Lost or Merely Invisible?
It should be well-known within the green spaces sector that the word paradise, meaning a place of peace, health, prosperity and harmony,...
Maintaining Green Space for Biodiversity
In the previous issue we discussed how the crisis in funding for public parks and open spaces is leading many local councils to review...