LINKS TO PARTNERS, RESOURCES & GENERAL SITES OF INTEREST
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Slowing the Flow at Pickering
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/infd-7yml5r
Information about an innovative upper catchment approach to flood alleviation in Pickering and Sinnington, North Yorkshire.
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Yorkshire Forward
http://www.yorkshireforward.com
Details of developments in Hull, Bridlington and Scarborough relating to the centres field courses in Crowded Coasts, Urban Rebranding and World Cities.
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Tophill Low Nature Reserve - Yorkshire Water
http://www.yorkshirewater.com/walks-and-leisure/tophill-low-nature-reserve.aspx
A local nature reserve and SSSI which the centre uses to investigate wetland succession. Tophill Low provides an opportunity for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages to develop their naturalist skill. Owned and managed by Yorkshire Water, it demonstrates how industry and nature can successfully coexist.
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Scarborough's Renaissance Website
http://www.scarboroughsfuture.org.uk
Background to the Cranedale Centre's Urban Rebranding Day: Scarborough's urban renaissance website with the vision for the town, project updates and details.
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Yorkshire Naturalists Union
http://www.ynu.org.uk/
A very active naturalists union which has recently celebrated it's 150th Anniversary. A group of professional, amateur and affiliated societies (of which The Cranedale Centre is one) hosting a wealth of regular meets and training sessions available to any keen naturalists in Yorkshire. Well worth getting involved with.
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Erosion on the Holderness Coast
http://www.hull.ac.uk/erosion/
See the extent and historical progression of the coastal erosion of Holderness overlaid on aerial photos.
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I Spot
http://ispot.org.uk
A brilliant place to learn and explore nature local to the UK, share and learn identification tips and get involved with local wildlife surveys.
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
http://www.ywt.org.uk
The organisation responsible for much practical conservation over the region including Wharram Quarry, Spurn Point, and parts of Flamborough Head. A variety of volunteering opportunities are available through them.
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Geographical Association: York District Programme
http://www.geography.org.uk/aboutus/branches/contactsprogrammes/york
The York and district branch of the geographical association provides a range of geography based lectures throughout the year.
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Dalby Forest
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/dalbyforest
Our field site for studying Rural Rebranding, Fluvial Studies, Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Woodlands nestled in the picturesque Thornton Dale.
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RSPB Bempton Cliffs
http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/bemptoncliffs/index.aspx
One of the best mainland sites to see sea birds including gannets and a variety of auks. We visit bempton regularly with groups to use the enormous colony to put conservation issues and behaviour into context.
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North York Moors National Park
http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk
A short drive away from the field centre to Englands vast heather moorland and a wealth of other habitats for a variety of our field trips including river studies, rural development and woodland investigations.
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Flamborough Head
http://www.flamboroughheadstoryboard.co.uk
Details of another unique site that the Cranedale Centre uses for outdoor education: why Flamborough Head is so unique for studying coastal erosion in the field, and interpretive materials that give you more insight and different views.
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