| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding: the purchase of Berry Head by Torbay Borough Council from the Berry Head Trustees; and proposals for a study of Berry Head by Dartington Amenity Research Trust (DART) in association with the Nature Conservancy regarding a future management scheme and conservation plan for the headland.
Correspondents include: Michael Dower and Daniel Sutherland, DART; Eric Roberts and W Copland, Natural Environment Research Council; F Cocksedge, Brixham Amenity Society and Residents' Association (BASRA); Michael Young, Institute of Community Studies; I Mercer, Field Studies Council; M Hawkins, Torbay Borough Council; S Elliot; L Womersley, Torbay Town Clerk; Roger France, Architectural Association; and F Fischer, Forest Ecologist.
Additional material includes: A 'Report on the Public Inquiry into the Proposed Extension of the Berry Head Quarry' (1960); 2 maps of Berry Head; BASRA News letters; a report from a meeting of Michael Dower, Jim Copland and Eric Roberts regarding the Nature Conservancy; a 'Berry Head Proposal for Study and Report' (1967); 'Private Country Parks - A Proposed Sample Survey' by DART; a 'Proposal for a Study and Report' commissioned by Torbay Borough Council and the Natural Environment Research Council prepared by the Nature Conservancy and DART (1968); the School of Town Planning 'Report on a Field Study of Berry Head' including forms; observations on 'Development and Use of Berry Head'; and press cuttings. |