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BCA at the Fringe
Places and Spaces decided to celebrate the sensory garden with readings of poems on a sunny Sunday afternoon
Waiting for Poetry
BCA Members Event
Butterflies of Buxton and how to identify them with Steve Orridge
BCA Members Talk 17th June 2020
Professor Richard Pattrick talks about Nuclear Waste and explores the question where should we put it?
Woodland Insights
A series of short videos about BCA's Woods
Bluebells, telling the story of Corbar Woods
Woodland Play, Dens and Lockdown
A Sea of Wild Garlic
Why we leave dead wood in our woods
How our woods heal themselves
Everything in a Woodland is interconnected
Elms - The great survivor and the tiny butterfly
Woodland Paths Making our Woodlands easier to walk in
The Peak District, Buxton's Gateway to the Peak District
Giving Woodpeckers a home
Finding a future for our plantations
BCA Lockdown Events
Dragons and Damsels
Nuclear Waste - Where should we put it?
Buxton's Butterflies and how to identify them
The Paxtons and the Duke
BCA Members Event 7 pm Wednesday 27th May 2020 via Zoom
Alyson and Steve Phillips are delighted to present their short audio play
“The Paxtons and The Duke. A ménage a trois?”
Steve Phillips writes “We explore the motivation of these characters in this triangular relationship. We reveal its development, as Paxton's genius grows from gardener to millionaire, supported by the everlasting dedication of Sarah and His Grace.”
A short audio play followed by an interactive discussion about Paxton's contribution to the Buxton we see today.
Anyone can join just email communications@buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk to receive joining instructions.
Dragons and Damsels
This talk was delivered on Wednesday 20th May 2020 to BCA members via Zoom.
Richard Knisely-Marpole talks about his fascination for Dragonflies and shares his photographs of these remarkable ancient creatures.
Dawn Chorus in the Goyt
High Quality recording by Paul Smith of the Dawn Chorus in the Goyt Valley on the morning of 16th May 2020
Paul writes "This is a 24 bit audio recording of the dawn chorus recorded at around 05:30 on 16/05/2020.
Recorded from the woods at the far end, away from the boathouse using the Rode NTG4+ shotgun mic and a Zoom F4 audio recorder."