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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.
The monthly Geography Southwest newsbites provides a summary of events, new resources and short news items. Detailed articles give more detail news stories relevant to teachers of geography in the region.
Image: Useful actions for nature based on Expert opinions In the March 2022 Guest Blog, Lea Bartlett looks at how an understanding of human behaviour can have a beneficial effect on nature conservation. Foto: FernUniversität in Hagen / Hardy Welsch Nature is in trouble. Many animal…
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Image credit: Mauricio Antón – from Caitlin Sedwick (1 April 2008). “What Killed the Woolly Mammoth?”. PLoS Biology 6 (4): e99. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060099. Construction work on the Sherwood New Town near Plymouth in Devon has unearthed a rare collection of Ice Age fossils. The fossil remains of woolly mammoths, woolly rhinoceros, reindeer, horses and an almost complete…
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A new station at Marsh Barton in Exeter is under construction to improve the transport connectivity of the area. The station is part of the Devon Metro rail strategy for Exeter and will be an important step in improving sustainable public transport. The new station is due to open at…
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Welcome to the February 2022 Geography SouthWest Newsbites, featuring a selection of recent geography resources, events and news. Geography Southwest welcomes our latest website sponsor, Insight & Perspective (I&P) I&P are an independent publisher in the South West who publish resources for Geography, Fieldwork, Environmental Science, and Primary Science. Geography…
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Our aim is to promote geography and geographical education in the South West of England. Geography SW is a collaborative project driven by a group of enthusiastic geographers who have volunteered their time to create a wide-ranging and dynamic resource to support the wider geographical community.