The Blencathra Bear Tale Trail
'An educational commission for the Field Studies Council'
Trail overview: The Blencathra Bear Tale Trail has been designed to help children and families explore the local area and discover how they can do their bit to help the environment.
Themes: Using the Tale Trail can aid discussions on
climate change and environmental awareness through the use of
storytelling. Key metaphor 'everyone doing their bit can really
help'
Trail location: Around Threlkeld and Blencathra centre (4 miles east of Keswick)
Length: 5.5 km
Terrain: Quiet country roads, footpaths and open fell.
About Blencathra centre:
Blencathra Centre is one of
Bear’s favourite places. The centre has been helping people
understand the world around them for over twenty years. Every year,
about 8000 people come to the centre, studying geography, biology,
and science through first-hand fieldwork. There are also courses
for adults and families, such as bushcraft and adventure, when you
could come and stay here with your parents and brothers or
sisters.
Bear
has taught Blencathra Centre how one small change can make a big
difference. Instead of using polluting fuels such as oil and
coal,
Blencathra Centre now creates its own renewable energy. Because
there is so much rain here, there is a turbine on the gill which
spins as the water flows past it to generate electricity and
“biomass”
wood pellets are burnt to keep the buildings warm. The wood for
the
pellets comes from “sustainable” woodlands, where two trees
are
planted for every one which is chopped down.
Visit www.field-studies-council.org/centres/blencathra.aspx to find out more
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