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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 12 August 2011

BBC Chase rare Caddisfly

The team from the BBC Radio 4 show, The Living World stayed at the centre at the start of July to find a rare Caddisfly found at Malham Tarn. The show is a Natural history programme which aims to broadcast the best, most intimate encounters with British wildlife.

The incredibly rare Caddisfly which only has a Latin name Aqrypnia Crassicornis, is a flightless. In the UK it has only ever been found at Malham Tarn, however can be found in other countries like Mongolia, Estonia and Finland. The team of 3 stayed at the centre for 2 nights to hunt for the elusive Caddisfly. 

To see how the team got on with their hunt kisten to the show. It is due to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 August 21st at 06.35am, however it will also be available soon after for broadcast on the BBC i-player. 
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