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50th-anniversary

High Batts in the Guardian Country Diary

Female Common Darter, by Darren Holliday

High Batts was the subject of the Guardian’s Country Diary earlier this month. Mark Cocker, who was guest speaker at the Reserve’s 50th anniversary picnic, wrote about High Batts in an article published on 4th July 2023. He praised High

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50th Anniversary Picnic

Colin Slator at the 50th anniversary picnic

Today we celebrated 50 years of High Batts, 1973-2023, with a picnic at the Reserve. Talk by Mark Cocker Guest of honour Mark Cocker, award-winning naturalist and author, spoke on the theme of volunteering. He praised the work of High

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50th Anniversary Part 1

Mid to late 1970s at High Batts

2023 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of High Batts. As part of our anniversary activities we have been collecting photographs of the Reserve from over the years, and we’ll post a selection of them in the next few

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