John Parry

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About John Parry

With a background in TV, teaching, academia (University of Sussex) and teacher training followed by the vision to create a community centre to promote the study of environmental change in Lewes, Dr John Parry has developed innovative approaches to engaging many different ages and groups at the Lewes Railway Land Local Nature Reserve for over 25 years. He has had direct experience of environmental education policy making and has engaged students over many years with his mix of theoretical background, conceptual reach and practical experience on the ground. As Director of the Railway Land Project he masterminded the development of the Linklater Pavilion - a purpose built, award-winning, hexagonal building that now serves as an environmental community hub from which the latest Railway Land Live! project will be run.

All cameras working well

We are now at the lowest point we can go with the underwater cameras but are getting some wonderful footage, especially in Heart of Reeds in which a big fish (we think a tench) has been seen as well as shoals of sticklebacks.  All cameras are working well and it is interesting to see how [...]

By |2015-06-17T04:41:38+00:00June 17th, 2015|Railway land Live! News|0 Comments

Water level has dropped

You will see that we are experiencing a little difficulty on pond sub due to the water level dropping and also the Heart of Reeds camera is cloudy due to algae.  These will be corrected on Monday and is another indication of just how dynamic these water sites are!

By |2015-06-13T14:48:40+00:00June 13th, 2015|Railway land Live! News|0 Comments

Rodmell Madagascar special

This is a special broadcast involving Rodmell school whose pupils knew of the work of he late Dr Alison Jolly - a great supporter of the Railway Land Project.  The Railway Land Wildlife Trust is supporting an education project in Madagascar started by Alison Jolly who also wrote books about the lemurs of Madagascar for [...]

By |2022-01-26T10:27:43+00:00June 12th, 2015|Pupil Presentations 2015|0 Comments