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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




Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan in BBC's 'The Trip' at Malham Cove



During February 2010 The BBC filmed The Trip about a restaurant critic Steve Coogan & friend Rob Brydon visiting a selection of our best Northern Restaurants including L'enclume, The Inn at Whitewell, Hipping Hall, The Angel & The Devonshire Arms. Whilst in Malhamdale the pair visited Malham Cove, the limestone pavement, Malham Tarn and Gordale Scar.
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2 comments:

  1. The last Head of Centre28 September 2011 at 21:34

    He stole my script. Genius

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  2. The last Head of Centre28 September 2011 at 21:36

    I don't mean the last ever, so much as the last one before the current, new one.
    Sort of The previous Head of Centre
    Well he always was bit previous

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