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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.

Poem: transition

Lambing is a time for seemingly endless chores, and, on occasions, some hands-on assistance for a lamb coming into the world. This poem by Harriet was inspired by her time with John Heighway, in the Shropshire Hills.

Shropshire Hills, PoemsHarriet Rob FraserApril 26, 2023lambing, poetry

Lambing - joy and challenges

Lambing time is one of the most intense periods of the farming year. It comes with joy and many challenges. This post reflects on 24 hours in the thick of things, with John Heighway, who is a commoner on Clee Liberty Common, Shropshire Hills.

Shropshire HillsHarriet Rob FraserApril 24, 2023lambing, lambing stories

Commons Stories

Exhibition: Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, Yorkshire

The Foundation's core activity is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation with project funding from additional sources.