Landscapes for Life Conference 2014
Quiz!
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1.There are 59 different species of butterfly in the UK. How many can be found in Arnside & Silverdale AONB?
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2.Which secretive bird features on the Arnside & Silverdale AONB logo?
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3.Which famous 19th century novelist regularly holidayed in Silverdale?
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4.The song titles of which pop star, who first shot to fame in the late 1960s, have been the inspiration for naming some of the climbing routes in Trowbarrow Local Nature reserve?
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5.What geological event caused the formation of the 'Trough' at Trowbarrow?
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6.Whose underwear is hanging in a tree at Low Bentham?
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7.What does B4RN stand for?
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8.Name the long distance coast-to-coast cycle route which links Morecambe to Bridlington?
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9.Which river rises in the Yorkshire Dales, flows through Long Preston wet grassland and into the Forest of Bowland?
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10.How many hectares of SSSI upland hay meadow are there in the Forest of Bowland AONB?
a)22 hectares
b)54 hectares
c)106 hectares
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11.How many wind turbines stand on Caton Moor?
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12.Is a Tramper
a)someone who walks cross country,
b)a 4 WD mobility scooter, or
c)a mini trampoline?
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13.Who owns the Abbeystead Estate in Bowland?
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14.Name 5 ground nesting birds found on the Bowland Fells.
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15.Name 3 reasons why we restore peat on the fells.
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16.Where does the name Ullswater come from?
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17.How high is Aira Force?
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18.What was the principal ore mined up at Greenside, above Glenridding?
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19.Who is the famous poet synonymous with Ullswater?
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20.How high is Helvellyn in metres?
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21.A momentous thing happened in Allenheads, Northumberland, in 1849 – what was it?
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22.Whitley Castle Roman Fort, near Alston, in the North Pennines, is also known as….what?
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23.How many electric bikes has the North Pennines AONB Partnership supplied to businesses to set up their Electric Bike Hire Network in the Allen Valleys?
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24.As a successor to its Wildwatch project, the North Pennines AONB Partnership has developed a project focused on invertebrate survey and recording – what is it called?
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25.How many kilometres of moorland drains, or ‘grips’, have been blocked by the North Pennines AONB Partnership’s peatland programme?
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26.What is the yellow flower growing on the Solway raised mires?
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27.When was the major Abbey on the Solway at Holme Cultram established?
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28.What is the large mast array at Anthorn used for?
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29.What is depicted on the Allonby village crest?
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30.What is the local name for a crossing point on the Solway estuary?
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