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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.
In September 2021 water from the River Tamar on the Devon/Cornwall boundary flooded onto farmland through man-made breaches in the flood defences. The land at Cotehele Quay was drained in Victorian times by building a large embankment to keep the river out and provide safe grazing for livestock. Rising sea…
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The Connecting the Culm project has run a series of free online events this Spring and Summer of interest to teachers and students
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Natural England, in collaboration with Clinton Devon Estates announced in May a new national nature reserve for the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, near Exeter. East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, stretching between the village of Woodbury towards Budleigh Salterton on the Jurassic Coast, is the latest site in the county to join…
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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.