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JANUARY 2021
The Week Online - 27th January 2021
The Telegraph - 20th January 2021
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The Points Guy - 25th January 2021
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JANUARY 2021
The Sun - 27th January 2021
The Guardian Online - 17th January 2021
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OK Travel - January 2021
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FEBRUARY 2021
Visit Bournemouth - February 2021
The Sunday Times - February 2021
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FEBRUARY 2021
Wales Online - 5th February 2021
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FEBRUARY 2021
Daily Express - 24th February 2021
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FEBRUARY 2021
Financial Times - February 2021
The Sun - 27th February 2021
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MARCH 2021
Mail Online - 2nd March 2021
Luxury London - 4th March 2021
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MARCH 2021
The Executive Magazine - 6th March 2021
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MARCH 2021
Dorset Echo - 12th March 2021
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MARCH 2021
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APRIL 2021
Telegraph.co.uk - 12th April 2021
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APRIL 2021
The Independent - 14th April 2021
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MAY 2021
The Independent.co.uk - 3rd May 2021
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MAY 2021 Travel
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fter months of lockdown, the long wait for a weekend getaway
Words Markus Bidaux
harmony with nature, and we take the dog for a walk around the lakes, where watch families dunking their crab
country estate, a collection of holiday homes built around a series of small lakes, where our base for our stay is a barn-style, timber-clad, three-bedroom
iconic limestone arch which juts out
well as swimming, and there’s a sandy a reclining sofa and a big dog bed, while with a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer (no need to haul your dirty
of Corfe Castle, to the seaside town of Swanage, where we sit down to an alfresco seafood dinner followed by clotted
after the Hawker Hurricane aircraft stationed on the site during the Second
are three bathrooms as well as bedrooms with a light food menu, and for those family members or friends and not felt
die hard… silverlakedorset.com
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JULY 2021
Attitude - May 2021
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MAY 2021
Dorset Echo Online - 24th May 2021
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JULY
2021
The Metro - 7th July 2021
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AUGUST
2021
Country & Town House - 6th August 2021
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AUGUST
2021
BEST ECO-HOMES ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW
Country & Town House - 10th August 2021
Attitude - 6th August 2021
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AUGUST
2021
BEST ECO-HOMES ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW
Country & Town House - 10th August 2021
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AUGUST
2021
Evening Standard -31st August 2021
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AUGUST
2021
Fabric Magazine -31st August 2021
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AUGUST
2021
The Guardian - 10th September 2021
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AUGUST
2021
Lower Mill Estate which has been built in a former quarry
The wild side of
buildings
Putting nature at the heart of everything we do brings a number of benefits, says Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Sue Bradley discovers how increasing numbers of new housing developments are taking a fresh approach WORDS: Sue Bradley
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ringing nature closer to the places in which people live, work and play is a win-win situation on many levels. After all, it’s been well documented that closer contact with wildlife vastly benefits our health and wellbeing, while building projects that pay close attention to environmental factors and the needs of the natural world are proven to have a positive effect on a range of issues, from flooding and
drought to species decline. Now a not-for-profit organisation that began as a partnership between Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and the University of the West of England in 2015 has come up with a clear standards framework and accreditation system for developers seeking to put together schemes that create multiple benefits for people and the natural world. Building with Nature (BwN) covers every stage of the process,
DID YOU KNOW? Chaffinches have been found to have regional accents. In years gone by they were caught and caged, with competitions held to see which would repeat its song most often.
from initial planning to the long-term management and maintenance of sites. It promotes climate-responsive design and beneficial long-term features such as wildlife enhancements, measures to promote improved health and wellbeing and sustainable water management. Already the BwN Award has been granted to residential, mixed use, commercial and public sector projects in a variety of settings across the UK, including high-density town and
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Fabric Cotswold Magazine Life - September -31st August 2021 2021
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AUGUST
2021
COTSWOLD COUNTRYSIDE
COTSWOLD GREATS BROWN HAIRSTREAK
Photo: Philip Precey
Brown hairstreak
Photo: Habitat
city areas, rural settlements, urban fringe green field sites and places identified for regeneration or retrofit green infrastructure projects. ‘It’s been created in partnership with planners, developers and other key stakeholders; it promotes a shared understanding of what “good” looks like throughout the whole life cycle of green infrastructure,’ explains programme manager Sophie Jones. ‘Even small projects can make a positive contribution. Historically developers came in and cleared a site so that they could start with a blank canvas; our approach puts nature at the heart of decisionmaking, bringing existing natural features into the design from the earliest point rather than adding landscaping at the end.’ Among the case studies promoted by Building with Nature is the Lower Mill Estate
in the Cotswold Water Park, developed by Habitat First Group. This landscape-led transformation of a former quarry to create 575 holiday homes and areas of green space and water for wildlife is considered an exemplar of what can be achieved. The scheme is divided into distinctive ‘villages’ in which a sensitive approach has been taken to architectural styles and landscaping. Lower Mill’s bodies of water, which include rivers and lakes, its flower-rich hay meadows and wide open skies all contribute to an overall sense of place. ‘Placing high-quality green infrastructure in the heart of placemaking maximises benefits for people and wildlife, bringing people closer to nature and building great places to live, making a major contribution towards better health and wellbeing in our communities and tackling climate and ecological emergencies,’ says Sophie. ‘Building with Nature is the first evidence-based benchmark for high-quality green infrastructure in the UK.’ ◆ Learn more about Building with Nature by visiting: buildingwithnature.org.uk
The clue is in the name when it comes to identifying the brown hairstreak butterfly. This insect is dark brown with orange markings on its upperside, with small ‘tails’ protruding from its hind wings, while its underwings are ginger with distinctive wavy white streaks. This butterfly has become less common in the Cotswolds over recent decades, although small clusters can sometimes be seen from July to September around woodlands or farmlands, particularly above the tops of ash trees or thick hedges, where they congregate to mate and feed on honeydew secreted by aphids. Adults also find sustenance in flowers such as hemp-agrimony, common fleabane and blackberry, while females lay eggs on the shoots of blackthorns, the food plant for their well-camouflaged green caterpillars. Lower Mill Estate within the Cotswold Water Park is considered to have the only known population of brown hairstreaks breeding in Gloucestershire and, for this reason, blackthorn has been incorporated into every new hedgerow and is often used in the mix of native species mix between properties. The decline in numbers of brown hairstreaks has been attributed to the removal of hedgerows and the practice of flailing, which causes the removal of eggs. Hedgerow management at Lower Mill takes place over winter and follows advice from Butterfly Conservation.
SEPTEMBER STUNNERS – GREAT REASONS TO BE OUTSIDE THIS MONTH Murmurations of starlings. Scarlet waxcap mushrooms. Departing swallows and house martins on telephone wires. The V-shaped formations of wintering geese. Rutting deer. Leaves changing colour. Giant puffball fungus.
Photo: Zsuzsanna Bird
Shiny brown conkers. Goldfinches feeding on seed heads. Blackberries.
Starling murmuration
Clouded yellow butterflies.
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Cotswold Life - September 2021 cont.
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The Dorset Echo - 27th September 2021
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