Commons Stories
Commons Stories is a collection of stories from four upland common regions across England: Dartmoor, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Shropshire Hills.
You’ll find written and photographic portraits of people, short videos, audio clips, and reflections on events through the year, as well as reflections on some of the challenges of building sustainable futures for people and landscape in these special places.
The collection is put together by somewhere nowhere duo, writer Harriet Fraser and photographer Rob Fraser, with contributions from commoners using GoPro cameras to capture snippets of their day-to-day lives on the farm and in the hills.
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Meeting some of the Kinniside Commoners
Kinniside Commoners Kevin, Vicky and Pete talk about their life, their attachment to the farming life in Cumbria’s uplands, and the challenges - and hopes - going forwards.
Richard Gray : Commoner, Dartmoor
Richard runs Priddons Farm, which sits just below Holne Common, with his wife and his mother. Richard continues a long family tradition of farming in Holne parish, with rights to graze on Holne Common and The Forest of Dartmoor.
Helen and Darren Penna : Commoners, Dartmoor
An introduction to Dartmoor farmers and commoners, Helen and Darren Penna, at East Okement Farm
