Author: Nick Hanks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911384434
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cheddar Gorge is Britain's biggest and unsurprisingly Somerset's premier attraction. It is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with wonders large and small to gaze upon. The views go on for miles but if you cast your eyes down - when you dare! - you'll find plants that live here and nowhere else. Its scarce, rare and, in some cases, unique plant life has made it a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its history from the prehistoric period means there is so much of interest. This fascinating limestone landscape of cliffs and caves was carved out around one million years ago. Karst landscapes such as that found at Cheddar gorge account for about a tenth of the world's land, where weird and wonderful formations have been created in the soft, acid-soluble limestone. It may sound inhospitable, but settlers came to Somerset from the earliest times. Indeed, the oldest complete human skeleton in the country, Cheddar Man, was found here, thought to be around 9,000 years old. The area was once a hunting ground favored by Saxon royalty. Today its long history and exceptional beauty continue to draw visitors, and this guide will show why.
Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
Author: Nick Hanks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911384434
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cheddar Gorge is Britain's biggest and unsurprisingly Somerset's premier attraction. It is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with wonders large and small to gaze upon. The views go on for miles but if you cast your eyes down - when you dare! - you'll find plants that live here and nowhere else. Its scarce, rare and, in some cases, unique plant life has made it a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its history from the prehistoric period means there is so much of interest. This fascinating limestone landscape of cliffs and caves was carved out around one million years ago. Karst landscapes such as that found at Cheddar gorge account for about a tenth of the world's land, where weird and wonderful formations have been created in the soft, acid-soluble limestone. It may sound inhospitable, but settlers came to Somerset from the earliest times. Indeed, the oldest complete human skeleton in the country, Cheddar Man, was found here, thought to be around 9,000 years old. The area was once a hunting ground favored by Saxon royalty. Today its long history and exceptional beauty continue to draw visitors, and this guide will show why.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911384434
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cheddar Gorge is Britain's biggest and unsurprisingly Somerset's premier attraction. It is within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with wonders large and small to gaze upon. The views go on for miles but if you cast your eyes down - when you dare! - you'll find plants that live here and nowhere else. Its scarce, rare and, in some cases, unique plant life has made it a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its history from the prehistoric period means there is so much of interest. This fascinating limestone landscape of cliffs and caves was carved out around one million years ago. Karst landscapes such as that found at Cheddar gorge account for about a tenth of the world's land, where weird and wonderful formations have been created in the soft, acid-soluble limestone. It may sound inhospitable, but settlers came to Somerset from the earliest times. Indeed, the oldest complete human skeleton in the country, Cheddar Man, was found here, thought to be around 9,000 years old. The area was once a hunting ground favored by Saxon royalty. Today its long history and exceptional beauty continue to draw visitors, and this guide will show why.
The Fight for Beauty
Author: Fiona Reynolds
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780748760
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
We live in a world where the drive for economic growth is crowding out everything that can’t be given a monetary value. We’re stuck on a treadmill where only the material things in life gain traction and it’s getting harder to find space for the things that really matter but money can’t buy, including our future. Fiona Reynolds proposes a solution that is at once radical and simple – to inspire us through the beauty of the world around us. Delving into our past, examining landscapes, nature, farming and urbanisation, she shows how ideas about beauty have arisen and evolved, been shaped by public policy, been knocked back and inched forward until they arrived lost in the economically-driven spirit of today. A passionate, polemical call to arms, The Fight for Beauty presents an alternative path forward: one that, if adopted, could take us all to a better future.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780748760
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
We live in a world where the drive for economic growth is crowding out everything that can’t be given a monetary value. We’re stuck on a treadmill where only the material things in life gain traction and it’s getting harder to find space for the things that really matter but money can’t buy, including our future. Fiona Reynolds proposes a solution that is at once radical and simple – to inspire us through the beauty of the world around us. Delving into our past, examining landscapes, nature, farming and urbanisation, she shows how ideas about beauty have arisen and evolved, been shaped by public policy, been knocked back and inched forward until they arrived lost in the economically-driven spirit of today. A passionate, polemical call to arms, The Fight for Beauty presents an alternative path forward: one that, if adopted, could take us all to a better future.
Cheddar Gorge and Caves
Author: Linda Carter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780902152274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780902152274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Cheddar Gorge Climbs
The Challenge
Author: Somerset (England). County Council
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861831784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861831784
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Cheddar Gorge
Author: Somerset (England). County Council
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recreation
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Recreation
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Scrub and Woodland of Cheddar Gorge, Somerset
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheddar Gorge (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cheddar Gorge (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
As the Crow Flies
Author: Damien Boyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781477821039
Category : Burnham-on-Sea (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rock climbers can't afford to make careless mistakes. But Detective Inspector Nick Dixon's former climbing partner, Jake Fayter, died doing just that. Or so it seems. Dixon suspects foul play, but his only leads are unreliable accounts of something odd happening in Cheddar Gorge seconds before Jake fell. As the body count rises, Dixon bends the rules to breaking point to lure out a killer and unravel a conspiracy of silence that will rock the sleepy town of Burnham-on-Sea to its core.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781477821039
Category : Burnham-on-Sea (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rock climbers can't afford to make careless mistakes. But Detective Inspector Nick Dixon's former climbing partner, Jake Fayter, died doing just that. Or so it seems. Dixon suspects foul play, but his only leads are unreliable accounts of something odd happening in Cheddar Gorge seconds before Jake fell. As the body count rises, Dixon bends the rules to breaking point to lure out a killer and unravel a conspiracy of silence that will rock the sleepy town of Burnham-on-Sea to its core.
Physical Geography of Somerset
100 Greatest Cycling Climbs
Author: Simon Warren
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN: 178101017X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Cycling is Britain’s biggest boom sport and nowhere is the boom more evident than on the road: once seen as the preserve of serious racers, the road bike has recently found a new lease of life due to the popularity of challenge rides and Sportives. It is now possible for cyclists of all abilities to ride a well marked, well marshalled event just about any weekend of the year, usually based around one, two or sometimes as many as ten fearsome hills. For the first time, here is a pocket-sized guide to the 100 greatest climbs in the land, the building blocks for these rides, written by a cyclist for cyclists. From lung busting city centre cobbles to leg breaking windswept mountain passes, this guide locates the roads that have tested riders for generations and worked their way into cycling folklore. Whether you’re a leisure cyclist looking for a challenge or an elite athlete trying to break records stick this book in your pocket and head for the hills. To watch a video of Simon Warren in action click here
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN: 178101017X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Cycling is Britain’s biggest boom sport and nowhere is the boom more evident than on the road: once seen as the preserve of serious racers, the road bike has recently found a new lease of life due to the popularity of challenge rides and Sportives. It is now possible for cyclists of all abilities to ride a well marked, well marshalled event just about any weekend of the year, usually based around one, two or sometimes as many as ten fearsome hills. For the first time, here is a pocket-sized guide to the 100 greatest climbs in the land, the building blocks for these rides, written by a cyclist for cyclists. From lung busting city centre cobbles to leg breaking windswept mountain passes, this guide locates the roads that have tested riders for generations and worked their way into cycling folklore. Whether you’re a leisure cyclist looking for a challenge or an elite athlete trying to break records stick this book in your pocket and head for the hills. To watch a video of Simon Warren in action click here