Peter Barrington

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Latest articles from Peter Barrington

Lark Rise: fact or fiction?

In the wake of the popular TV adaptation of her trilogy of 19th-century Oxfordshire rural life, another biography of Flora Thompson was to be expected.

Railway detective from age of steam

Stephen Done’s most treasured compliments about his crime novels are from former railway staff and passengers, who congratulate him on the accuracy of his evocations of the steam era.

A green gym

PETER BARRINGTON describes how the idea of an Oxfordshire GP to improve wellbeing has spawned a global phenomenon

Oxfordshire’s Batmen

Bats’ reputation has improved in recent years. PETER BARRINGTON looks at the work of the Oxfordshire Bat Group

Cress threat put to bed

Ewelme Cress Beds were saved when the Chiltern Society bought them in 2000. A decade on PETER BARRINGTON sees how they are doing

Wading in for conservation

The RSPB is halfway through a decade-long scheme to support wading birds in Oxfordshire. PETER BARRINGTON finds out how the Lapwing Landscapes Project is going

Oak is down but not out

PETER BARRINGTON says the felling of a Blenheim oak has helped understanding of woodland management