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November 17th 2008 Interview by Frances Finn of BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM ~ broadcast on November 19th
	Frances Finn came to The Sherwood Forest Centre to learn more about the great walks we offer with our llamas during the festive season and all the way through the winter to the end of March. This interview was broadcast on the Morning Show on Wednesday November 19th.
October 28th 2008 ~ ITV CENTRAL Regional News
We were shown in a report about Farm Diversification by John Willats.
Recording 'Animals at Work' for CBBC TV . Firstly on June 17th 2008 a day studying the llamas at home. Secondly on July 19th 2008 they followed the trek at Brackenhurst which is part of the Notts Trent University. First broadcast on CBBC TV February 3rd 2009.
July 19th ~ Carlos getting lots of attention from the TV crew as well as the customers.
	July 19th ~ Carlos looking resigned at being videoed and stroked at the same time, not that he minds, he has a very "laid back" character.
July 19th ~ Inti's first trek whilst carrying loaded packs. The camera was getting an excellent close up.
	June 17th ~ Getting some shots of Inti, one of our younger llamas, being groomed.
June 17th ~ Talking about the pleasure of owning llamas.
April 10th 2008 Interview by BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM
Rodrigo & Bruce being interviwed by Jo' Davis outside the BBC offices in Nottingham
January 11th. 2008."NEWARK & SOUTHWELL ADVERTISER"
	Following a mention in our village "Barnby News" published in December 2007, our arrival in the area was also reported in the nearby "Balderton Parish News", in turn this led to the article by Paul Ainsworth in the popular local newspaper "The Newark Advertiser" and also "The Southwell Advertiser". The excellent photo' was taken by Marie Wilson.
ALL THE ITEMS BELOW ARE BEFORE 2007
BBC TV 'Look North', May 10th 2006.
	Anna Crossley, of the BBC's 'Look North' regional news team, wanted to know how many overseas tourists visit us. Our answer is less than a few years ago because this beautiful coastal area is not adequately publicised.
Our llamas enjoying the lush spring growth of hawthorn whilst Bruce is interviewed.
THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
	November 12th. 2005 A group from the University of Leeds, studying Broadcast Journalism had been given a research project on exotic animals in Yorkshire. To complete their project they intend to produce a short film about our business.
The students and customers enjoying some warming mulled wine in a sheltered area out of the cold wind.
A HELPING HAND FOR THE NATIONAL TRUST AT ROSEBERRY TOPPING
	We offered the National Trust a helping hand by using our pack llamas to carry materials for repairing a dry stone wall up a steep hill. Here Carlos is being loaded with stone.
In the foreground BBC TV videos the stones being unloaded on Little Topping - in the background you can see Roseberry Topping.
	On another bitterly cold day, the National Trust volunteers leading our llamas downhill to collect another load of stone. This photograph does not show how steep the track is, in some parts it is so steep that steps have been cut into the hill side.
2004 ~ CELEBRATING OUR TENTH YEAR OF LLAMA TREKKING
We went back where it all began in as a farm diversification in "THE BRECKS" an area about 30 miles wide that spans the borders of NORFOLK & SUFFOLK. After a period of training, we began trekking with the public in Thetford Forest in April 1994. We moved to Yorkshire in the autumn of 1996. To celebrate and also acknowledge the cooperation of Forestry Enterprise in those early days, we returned to trek for three days in Thetford Forest. April 16th 2004. "Heathland in the Brecks" with Neil Jarvis of English Nature. A glorious spring day Gareth Mead of BBC Radio Norfolk and Anthony Carroll of Bury Free Press joined the trek.
	April 17th 2004. Tiffin Trek with a theme on Medieval rabbit warrens. Another sunny, warm spring day. The photo shows our Trekkers looking at the 15th Century Thetford Warren Lodge. Built by the Prior of Thetford so that his head Warrener could protect his valuable rabbits.
April 18th 2004. "Forestry Today" with David Hooton. A damp day but we still had an interesting trek. Mike Bennett from Anglia Television recorded the start of our trek, we understand this was broadcast on the 18th and slightly differently on April 19th.
2008 trekking in Nottinghamshire 2007 We spent many months, without trekking, until we found a suitable property, then we had to alter it to suit our business and our own preferences. 1997 to 2006 we trekked on the North York Moors and Yorkshire's Heritage Coast. Our Special Interest Treks in this area were ~ Smuggling in and around Robin Hood's Bay with a retired Customs & Excise Officer ~ Roaming with a Ranger with a National Park Ranger and finding fascinating hidden places ~ Dinosaur Treks with a geologist looking at all the rocks and fossils along the Dinosaur Coast ~ Curiosites on the Moors with the maker of videos about the Moors history ~ our llamas worked with The National Trust at Roseberry Topping, transporting dry stone walling materials on other occasions their Warden was a great guide for treks when he described its amazing history. 1994, 1995 and 1996 We trekked in Thetford Forest in Norfolk and Suffolk. We created our first two Special Interest Treks ~ firstly, a Forest Ranger joined us and customers learnt more about Forestry and wildlife ~ we also trekked with a splendid archaeologist discovering numerous fascinating sites in the Brecks, ranging from the Stone Age all the way to World War 2. For more information, e-mail us or call: +44 (0)1636 629051