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Kinder Scout footpath work

Kinder Scout - Grindslow Knoll looking towards The Nab

Moors for the Future's Matt Scott-Campbell interviewed by High Peak Radio about footpath works on Kinder Scout.

MoorLIFE audio trails

The path onto Bleaklow

An interview with Moors for the Future's Louise Turner, talking about two new audio trails.

These hiking guides on Bleaklow and Black Hill were made to give walkers and armchair listeners an overview of the  work of the MoorLIFE project on these iconic landmarks as well as some fascinating insights into the wildlife and history of these moorlands.

Interview with Margaret Bailey, the first female National Park Ranger

Cloudberry

In this 50 minute interview Margeret Bailey talks about her experiences as the Peak District National Park's first female Ranger, discovering a new cloudberry species named Warden in her honour, and finding an unexploded bomb on the moors.

Interview with gamekeeper Roger France

Grouse chick

In this one hour interview gamekeeper Roger France talks about gamekeeping since the 1960s, changes in wildlife on the moors, grouse shooting and working with horses.

Moor Memories - John Eardley and Philip Sharply Part 2

Sheep grazing on heather moorland

This 1 hour podcast is the 2nd part of an interview with farmers John Eardley and Philip Sharply - hear about an accident which left Mr Eardley with one arm longer than another.

(Part 2 of a 1 hour 40 minute interview)

Moor Memories - John Eardley and Philip Sharply Part 1

Sheep grazing moorland

In this ½ hour podcast farmers John Eardley and Philip Sharply talk about farming in the 1940s

Part 1 of a 1 hour 40 minute podcast - part 2 can be downloaded here

Moor Memories - Shep the Blue Peter Dog

Peak District National Park Rangers in conversation

A short tale of the time Shep the Blue Peter Dog went missing on Bleaklow

Moor Memories - Edale ski run

Rangers' workshop

A 6 minute audio clip - how the Edale ski run almost cost one of the Rangers his head.

Moor Memories - 2nd Rangers' workshop

Ranger with vehicle

In this 1 ½ hour podcast, former Peak District National Park Rangers talk about notable mountain rescues - including a stretchering a dog with a heart attack down from Kinder, how Shep the Blue Peter dog went missing on Bleaklow and the greening of Black Hill.

Moor Memories - Rangers' Workshop

Gordon Miller at the rangers' workshop

In this 1 ½ hour podcast Rangers get together to give you the lowdown on life as a ranger and being married to the job, firefighting on the moors, foot and mouth disease and the infamous Edale ski run.

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