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Malham Tarn Field Centre, situated near Malham Tarn in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Follow this blog to keep up to date with current goings on at the Tarn.
The centre is run by the Field Studies Council and is popular with both geography and biology students, as well as the wider public. Opened in 1947, the Centre celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2007.Within walking distance of the Centre are famous limestone features including Malham Cove, Gordale Scar and spectacular karst landscapes. The route of the Pennine Way footpath runs very close to the buildings. Nearby habitats include limestone pavement, grazed and ungrazed grassland, woodland and species-rich fen, acid peat pools and stony hill streams. Malham Tarn itself is one of only eight upland alkaline lakes in Europe.

For more information please go to
http://www.field-studies-council.org/malhamtarn/index.aspx




Friday 20 May 2011

Bluetits

At Malham Tarn Field Centre we have nestboxes and batboxes around the buildings. This year we have had a pair of Bluetits that have nested and laid 7 eggs. Two hatched yesterday on May 19th and the third hatched today on May 20th. They have been named Louis, Sky and Tess by St Mary's School from Colchester, who were here as part of their John Muir Award Course. Check back to find out how many more have hatched.
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Wednesday 4 May 2011

April


With Easter being late in the year the start of April was busy whilst late in April during the main Easter holiday time it has been quieter. Groups that visited in April were Turnford , Cheshunt, Macmillan Academy, Gosford Hill, Friends School, St Aiden’s School, Archbishop Isley,  King David’s High School, Havelock Academy, Burnley College and Wakefield Girls.

Whilst centre has been fairly quiet it has been possible for many jobs to be done to spruce up centre including painting, and new furnishings.

Fishing season has started as from May the 1st, with many bookings already in the diary for the coming season. The Tarn has also featured in The Trout and Salmon Magazine, the article describes the great quality of fishing that can be expected here.

The weather has been amazing up at the centre as well as the rest of the country, we have had in total 205.4 hours of sunshine in April which is almost double the average of 120.3hrs. April 27th was the sunniest day with 13.1 hours of sunshine, whilst the hottest day was the 21st with a top temperature of 18.90C

An ITV documentary called ‘The Dales’ filmed recently around the area is currently being aired. The programme is a follow up to the popular show from last year called ‘The Lakes.’ The TV crew follow local farmers and people for a 12 part documentary where Adrian Edmondson returns to the county where he was born.
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