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Countrystride #63: Danny Teasdale - Ullswater after the storm
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53 minutes
Released:
Sep 3, 2021
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Podcast episode
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...in which we explore the wildlife-rich meadows of Matterdale in the company of local lad Danny Teasdale, founder of the Ullswater Catchment Management company interest company (CIC). Moved to action by the devastation wrought to Glenridding by 2015's Storm Desmond, Danny set up the CIC to improve flood resilience in the valley and prove it is possible to restore nature in a way that complements sustainable farming. As we wander – passing re-wiggled becks, newly planted woodlands, bunged feeder streams and insect-heaven ponds – we hear about Danny's childhood passion for damning becks; we learn how word-of-mouth recommendation has energised more than 70% of Ullswater landowners; we consider why rural funding must be decentralised; and we relish the joys of unearthing salmon redds.
Danny is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/UllswaterCic
To find out more about the work of the CIC see: https://www.ucmcic.com/about
Danny is on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/UllswaterCic
To find out more about the work of the CIC see: https://www.ucmcic.com/about
Released:
Sep 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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