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| Subject Areas: | History | |
| Name, Speaker Location & Areas covered: | Mrs Barbara PHIPPS  | Wakefield :: West Yorkshire only |
| Contact & Website: | w: None | |
| Subjects: | A Powerpoint presentation. Charles Waterton (1782-1865) Creator of the First Nature Reserve. By building a stone wall around the parkland of his ancestral home, in Walton, near Wakefield, and banning the gun, Charles Waterton created the first nature reserve. He travelled widely, and was a renowned taxidermist. Visitors to his home included Darwin and William Makepeace Thackeray. In 2013 Sir David Attenborough visited, which says much of Waterton's standing as a naturalist.  |
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| Availability & Fee: | Anytime | £70.00 |
| Requirements: | BO, T, F, Power Socket access | Click for requirements explanation |
| Virtual Talk Offered: | No | |
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