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  • Care and Management of the Commons

    My name is Rob Kendall. I’ve lived in Batheaston since 1995 and I am the Secretary and Land Manager for the Batheaston Freeholders Association. Following my retirement in 2014 and based upon my interests in nature and conservation I started volunteering with; Cotswold Voluntary Wardens andBatheaston Freeholders Association It has been, and still is, a fascinating and rewarding journey. Definitely one of my better career moves! Background to the commons Batheaston is fortunate to have not just one but two commons:

  • From the Iron Age to B-Lines!

    Batheaston Commons; From the Iron Age to B-Lines!   By Rob Kendall Batheaston is extremely fortunate to have not just one but two commons! The commons, Little Solsbury Hill (part owned by The National Trust) and Bannerdown, have been managed by The Batheaston Freeholders Association since 1719… that’s nearly 300 years! What’s more, the Freeholders Association was one of the first in the UK so thanks to their innovation and continued guardianship the commons are still accessible by the "common man"… that’s you and me! Today, The Freeholders are alive and well (not the originals!) and, in the spirit of our forebears,

    • 12 February 2014
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