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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Yahoo
Goats on guard to protect national park Roman site
A herd of goats has been enlisted to protect a new illustrated trail in the North York Moors. The one-mile (1.6km) trail has been installed around Cawthorn Roman Camps, a 2,000-year-old Roman military site made up of complex earthworks. Information boards and artwork along the walk will give visitors an insight into life in the network of forts and camps. Conservation officer Jacob Lawson said the Royal Golden Guernsey goats would act as "conservation grazers" by eating away invasive scrub, brambles and bracken. "They're doing exactly what goats do best and eating their way through the vegetation that was beginning to encroach on the archaeology and is quite dense in places," Mr Lawson said. "This is a 10-week trial and something we've never done before, but it's sustainable and a low-impact way to protect one of Britain's most valuable Roman sites, and so far it's been extremely positive." The goats come from Mossy Oaks at Castle Howard and specialise in bespoke habitat management tasks. According to the North York Moors National Park Authority, Roman legions left their fortress in York to conquer the North by defeating and controlling tribes in the region. They constructed a network of camps and forts connected by military roads, occupying new territory and carving their mark into the land. The Edge of Empire trail will show what life was like for Roman soldiers stationed at Cawthorn and their tense encounters with the Parisi and Brigantes tribes who lived and farmed in the surrounding landscape. "Cawthorn is an extraordinary example of Roman military strategy, preserved in the peaceful heart of the North York Moors," said Miles Johnson, head of historic environment. "The site consists of a complex of earthworks, including two forts and a temporary camp with an unusual layout. "At one point it was thought the camps were only used for training troops, but now we believe they had a strategic role in exercising control over local tribes and perhaps for short-term occupation during the construction of military roads across the region." Mr Johnson said the new trail made it possible to envisage the area's Roman past in a "meaningful and accessible" way. It has no steps or stiles, and there are sections suitable for wheelchair users and all-terrain buggies. Signs will be in place throughout the trial asking dog walkers to keep their pets on a lead and reminding owners that livestock worrying is an offence. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Related Internet links North York Moors National Park More on this story Threatened mice species released in national park New walking trail links 12 historic moors churches
BBC News
20-07-2025
- BBC News
Goats on guard to protect North York Moors Roman trail
A herd of goats has been enlisted to protect a new illustrated trail in the North York one-mile (1.6km) trail has been installed around Cawthorn Roman Camps, a 2,000-year-old Roman military site made up of complex boards and artwork along the walk will give visitors an insight into life in the network of forts and officer Jacob Lawson said the Royal Golden Guernsey goats would act as "conservation grazers" by eating away invasive scrub, brambles and bracken. "They're doing exactly what goats do best and eating their way through the vegetation that was beginning to encroach on the archaeology and is quite dense in places," Mr Lawson said."This is a 10-week trial and something we've never done before, but it's sustainable and a low-impact way to protect one of Britain's most valuable Roman sites, and so far it's been extremely positive."The goats come from Mossy Oaks at Castle Howard and specialise in bespoke habitat management tasks. According to the North York Moors National Park Authority, Roman legions left their fortress in York to conquer the North by defeating and controlling tribes in the constructed a network of camps and forts connected by military roads, occupying new territory and carving their mark into the Edge of Empire trail will show what life was like for Roman soldiers stationed at Cawthorn and their tense encounters with the Parisi and Brigantes tribes who lived and farmed in the surrounding landscape."Cawthorn is an extraordinary example of Roman military strategy, preserved in the peaceful heart of the North York Moors," said Miles Johnson, head of historic environment."The site consists of a complex of earthworks, including two forts and a temporary camp with an unusual layout. "At one point it was thought the camps were only used for training troops, but now we believe they had a strategic role in exercising control over local tribes and perhaps for short-term occupation during the construction of military roads across the region." Mr Johnson said the new trail made it possible to envisage the area's Roman past in a "meaningful and accessible" has no steps or stiles, and there are sections suitable for wheelchair users and all-terrain will be in place throughout the trial asking dog walkers to keep their pets on a lead and reminding owners that livestock worrying is an offence. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former US Rep. Madison Cawthorn broke campaign finance law, FEC says. How much he owes
Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn owes a nearly $18,000 penalty to the Federal Election Commission and is facing potential seizure of the money or referral to the Department of Justice if he doesn't act. For more than six months, the FEC has been trying to collect the money from Cawthorn to no avail. McClatchy reached out to Cawthorn on Monday through his previous spokesman, but did not receive an immediate reply from the former congressman. Cawthorn, 29, served one term in Congress beginning in 2021, and is one of the youngest members ever elected. But his time in office is remembered for a series of scandals that plagued him, from allegations of sexual misconduct, to bringing weapons to airports and school grounds, to calling Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy 'a thug,' to accusing his colleagues of having orgies and snorting cocaine. He lost a Republican primary election despite support from President Donald Trump, and later moved to Florida. His run-in with regulators began in July 2022, when his campaign committee, Making a Difference in Service to Our Nation, or the MADISON PAC, failed to file a quarterly report by its due date, a violation of campaign finance laws. Cawthorn, listing himself as the campaign's treasurer, would file it 30 days later, and by doing so would put himself on the hook for the money. On July 17, 2024, the Federal Election Commission notified Cawthorn that a week earlier, the commission had taken a unanimous vote to issue a $17,458 civil penalty against Cawthorn for being late. He was given 40 days to pay, but could appeal the decision if he could prove a factual error or miscalculation of the fine, or could demonstrate an unforeseen circumstance prevented him from filing the report on time. Cawthorn neither paid nor filed an appeal. On Feb. 4, 2025, Cawthorn received a final notice. If he does not pay or appeal to the U.S. District Court within 30 days, the case will be turned over to the U.S. Treasury. At that point, the treasury adds a 30% fee to the fine. If the treasury still does not receive the money from Cawthorn, it will be turned over to a private debt collector. If the debt collector is unsuccessful, the treasury could refer the case to the Department of Justice. The treasury is entitled to collect Cawthorn's wages or tax refunds and report the debt to the IRS as possible taxable income. Cawthorn's PAC was cited in December for holding a negative balance. It's currently showing a balance of -$16,149.
