Owned by everyone?

Broadcaster and environmental journalist Joe Crowley chairs this seventh and penultimate episode of Owned by everyone? Its theme is possible solutions to the problems afflicting chalk streams. First up is Pippa Heylings, environmental sustainability consultant, Liberal Democrat District Councillor and parliamentary candidate for the South Cambridgeshire constituency for the next General Election, whose title, freighted with a question mark, is 'Developments on the Cam?' Pippa speaks without notes. Leading writer, fisherman, campaigner, convenor and chalk stream restorationist Charles Rangeley-Wilson speaks with qualified confidence about a national catchment-based strategy for a better future for our chalk streams -- in due course. Finally, Stewart Clarke, the National Trust's National Specialist for Freshwater and Catchments, tells us about the best international contemporary practice in managing landscapes and riverscapes. Remember that you can download Charles and Stewart's presentations via the episode link.Timings: Joe introduces the session; Pippa speaks from 1.11Joe introduces Charles from 18.52Joe introduces Stewart from 46.58Q & A from 1.08.56 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our fifth episode, chaired by Dame Fiona Reynolds, whom John Fanshawe introduces, is on the theme of barriers. Environmental historian Hadrian Cook disputes that characterisation of water meadows, arguing that they're more heroes than villains; Mike Foley, citizen scientist from the Cam Valley Forum provides the current, or rather hopelessly abstracted, problems with water quality in his local chalk streams; Trevor Bishop of Water Resources South East describes the pressures on and planning of water resources at a regional and national level.TimingsJohn and Fiona to 4.15Hadrian from 4.15Mike from 24.05Trevor from 40.38Q and A from 1.00.14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Three, Nature and Culture, is introduced by Ali Morse, Water Policy Manager at the Wildlife Trusts. Ali welcomes author and biologist Amy-Jane Beer, who talks about her own experience of nature and connection through chalk streams; Dylan Everett, countryside manager and river keeper on the Test at Mottisfont, on the culture, nature and land choices influencing the most iconic of our chalk streams from the nineteenth century to the present and into the future, and environmental lawyer and activist Paul Powlesland. Paul speaks, without notes, about the rights for nature movement, his love for the River Roding, and the case for granting rivers rights of their own. A fascinating Q & A ends with a reading of Ted Hughes's poem 'Nymet'.TimingsAmy-Jane Beer speaks from 0.06Dylan Everett speaks from 21.10Paul Powlesland speaks from 40.42Q & A from 59.33'Nymet' from 1.21.31 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode, 'The crisis facing chalk streams',  John Fanshawe introduces us to the work and partnerships that make the Cambridge Conservation Initiative exactly the right place for our conference. Mark Wormald briefly establishes wo of those assembled does what in, on or beside chalk streams. Then John introduces Chris Smith, Lord Smith of Finsbury, the chair of our first scene setting session. You’ll hear talks from Mark Wormald, on the inspiration and reproach of Ted Hughes, writer Adam Nicolson on the crisis and culture of our chalk streams, and Catherine Sayer, freshwater ecologist and  freshwater lead at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Catherine describes the IUCN’s ongoing work in reassessing salmonid and other fish populations, including the genetically distinct taxon of chalk stream salmon.Don’t forget to download pdfs of the three presentations from our website https://ownedbyeveryone.org here. Timings: introductions to 6.07Mark Wormald from 6.08Adam Nicolson from 28.47Catherine Sayer from 48.56Q & A from 1.10.05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.