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Darland's Lake Nature Reserve

Darland's Lake Nature Reserve is a nature reserve south of Totteridge Village in Barnet, England. It is owned by the London Borough of Barnet and was managed from 1971 by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, and more recently by the borough council. In 2007 the council spent £215,000 on repairing the dam and other works, and then proposed leasing the reserve to the Wildlife Trust. The transfer did not take place and in September 2017 a trust was set up by the London Wildlife Trust and local residents associations which took over the management of Darland's Lake. In 2020, the Darlands Conservation Trust launched an appeal to raise £450,000 for excavation to prevent the lake drying up. The site was once part of Copped Hall, an estate dating from the sixteenth century. From 1780 it was occupied by William Manning MP, and his son Cardinal Manning was born there. Darland's Lake was created as an ornamental lake by damming Folly Brook, probably planned by William Manning's wife, Mary, with advice from Humphry Repton. The lake is very shallow, with extensive reed beds, and the reserve also includes woodland. It has a diverse range of breeding birds and eighteen species of mammal have been recorded, including stoat and weasel. It is also of value for grass snakes, amphibians, fungi and invertebrates. Folly Brook and Darland's Lake Nature Reserve are together designated a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1. Darland's Lake was formerly a Site of Special Scientific Interest, but the designation was withdrawn when it was discovered that the rarest plants had been introduced. According to the London Ecology Unit's Nature Conservation in Barnet, published in 1997, Darland's Lake was one of seven sites identified by Barnet Council as meeting the criteria for designation as a Local Nature Reserve, and it is the only one of the seven which the Council has not designated. There is access by a path from The Close, Totteridge Village, and by a footpath from Southover which follows Folly Brook to the lake, as well as by footpaths opposite St.Andrew’s church and from Mill Hill. See also Barnet parks and open spaces Nature reserves in Barnet Footnotes External links Darlands Lake Nature Reserve, Parks & Gardens Darlands Lake Nature Reserve, London Gardens Online Darlands Conservation Trust
Darlington College

Darlington College is a further education college in Darlington, County Durham, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Regeneration the college building was constructed by Shepherd Construction, starting in 2004. Founded in 1897, it assumed its present form in September 2006 and was officially opened by the then-Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on 22 December 2006. Teaching The college offers a wide range of vocational courses from Hair and Beauty to Construction Services. The University Centre unites the further and higher education of Darlington College with that of Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College and the University of Teesside. College facilities Darlington College offers a learning and training environment which includes: a university centre; 'business first' - bespoke training for employers; a well equipped computing and networking suite; sports facilities; media design centre; restaurant and food court; hair and Beauty salons. The restaurant and hair and beauty salons are open to the public. History as Technical College The college was originally named "Darlington Technical College", which was constructed in 1897 designed by George Gordon Hoskins. It opened in October 1897. It was built by the Borough of Darlington next to North Lodge Park "to help continue the efficiency of manufacturing and commerce". By the 1950s the college used 28 buildings around Darlington and in 1955 took over the Girls High School building in Cleveland Avenue. New blocks were opened in 1957, and between 1963 and 1972 further development concentrated education on a single site. Darlington College of Education was also part of the institution's offerings, but closed in 1978. However, later associations with institutions of higher learning now provide for teacher training. Darlington College of Technology re-branded in 2006 when it moved to its new site situated on Haughton Road. It became known as Darlington College, the name it still uses today. Notable alumni Luke Armstrong, professional footballer who qualified as a personal trainer at the college Alex Cunningham, Member of Parliament for Stockton North (2010 -) Carol Malia, BBC Look North presenter Pauline Murray, lead singer of the band Penetration John Sergeant, journalist and former Chief Political Correspondent for the BBC References External links Official website
Darrick Wood School

Darrick Wood School is a mixed secondary school in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom with a current roll of 1785 pupils. It was first opened in 1975. History The school opened in 1975. For the first two terms the students were accommodated at Charles Darwin School, Biggin Hill. The school expanded and when inspected in 2009, had Technology College status and has received a Healthy School Award and Sportsmark Award. It was a Microsoft Academy, allowing professional qualifications to be offered to both students and members of public. It converted to being an academy in 2010. It gained a Teaching school qualification in 2013 and the United Kingdom's World Class Schools Quality Mark which the previous school had gained, was confirmed in 2018. Structure Darrick Wood School is a larger-than-average secondary academy which opened in December 1975, and converted to academy status in 2010. There is a hearing impairment resource provision within the school which is managed by the London Borough of Bromley. These pupils are fully integrated into the school. The majority of pupils are from a white British background and the proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is significantly below the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is significantly below the national average; in the lowest 20% nationally. Academics Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the National Curriculum, and are inspected by Ofsted on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'. Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the English Baccalaureate(EBACC) qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography. Darrick Wood operates a three-year, Key Stage 3 where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught. Year 7 is mainly taught in mixed ability tutor group set. In Year 8 and 9, Art, Drama, IT, and Religious Studies are taught in mixed ability groups. English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Modern Foreign Languages and PE are set by ability. In 10 and 11, that is in Key Stage 4 students study a core of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science, IT, Core PE, PSHE (Sex and Relationship Education with Enterprise Education) and Religious Education Most students do a Modern Foreign Language. Students have three options chosen from three pools, each of which contain History and Geography, allowing an English Baccalaureate. Some students are offered a more vocational route. These students study a slightly reduced number of GCSEs. Head teachers Mr W.R.Turner (1975-1985) Mr Barker (1985-2000) Mrs Rhymaun (2000-2015) Dr Martin John Airey (2015–present) Controversy In October 2007, a Darrick Wood member of staff was made redundant due to claims of stalking and sexual harassment of a teacher. In April 2009, an employment tribunal confirmed these allegations. References External links School Homepage
Dartford Library

Dartford Central Library and Museum is a library in the town centre of Dartford, Kent, England. The library was opened on 1 January 1916 by A. W. Smale, Chairman of the Dartford Urban District Council, and W. A. Ward, the Chairman of the Library Committee. Its first browsers were soldiers in World War I who were staying nearby in military hospitals, recovering from wounds received while serving in the trenches. Dartford Central Library was constructed with the aid of a grant from the philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. It was designed by Thomas E. Tiffin AMICE, the then-Dartford Urban District Council surveyor, and built in Bath by Messrs H. Friday and Sons and Ling, using Portland and York stone. In 1937 the library was expanded over what was once the Dartford tin works. During the Second World War its cupola dome served as an air raid watchpost. In 2016 the library had a major refit and internal access created between it and Dartford Museum. The library also opened the Peter Blake Gallery for the display of works by local artists. Today, Dartford Library is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 16:00, with these limited hours as a result of the pandemic. It is run by Kent County Council. The library featured in Most Haunted. References External links Kent County Council libraries site Most Haunted
Dartford Science & Technology College

Dartford Science & Technology College (DSTC) is a non-selective school for girls in Dartford, Kent, England. DSTC has moved to a campus it shares with a nursery, primary school and adult education. It has two specialisms: Science and Technology. DSTC is a foundation school administered by Dartford Community Learning Partnership. The partnership includes Abbott Laboratories, the Co-operative movement, Darent Valley Hospital Trust, Kent County Council, STEMNET and the University of Greenwich. References External links Dartford Science & Technology College official website
Dartington

Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 876. The electoral ward of Dartington includes the surrounding area and had a population of 1,753 at the 2011 census. It is located to the west of the River Dart, south of Dartington Hall and approximately two miles (3 km) north-west of Totnes. Dartington is home to an obsolete cider press (now the centrepiece of a shopping centre named after it), the Cott Inn, a public house dating from 1320, and Dartington Hall. In 1952, Dartington provided the venue for a major conference in the British studio pottery movement, organized by Muriel Rose, a leading arbiter of British crafts and design. The Dartington Conference drew major ceramic artists of the twentieth century including Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew, and, from Japan, Shoji Hamada and Soetsu Yanagi, whose participation signaled the restoration of post-World War II British-Japanese relations. Education Dartington International Summer School of music, every summer since 1953 Dartington College of Arts, which was founded in 1961 and moved to Falmouth in 2008 Dartington Hall School, a private school located at Dartington Hall open between 1926 and 1987 Schumacher College Dartington Primary School, a state Church of England school. Bidwell Brook School Notable people Robert Froude (1771–1859), Rector of Denbury and of Dartington from 1799 to his death Hurrell Froude (1803–1836), Anglican priest and an early leader of the Oxford Movement. William Froude (1810–1879), an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect. James Anthony Froude FRSE (1818–1894), an English historian, novelist, biographer and editor of Fraser's Magazine. Leonard Knight Elmhirst FRSA (1893–1974), philanthropist and agronomist, co-founded the Dartington Hall project. David Gawen Champernowne (1912–2000), economist and mathematician, family seat at Dartington Hall. References External links The Dartington Hall Trust Dartington Parish Council Devon County Council's page on Dartington The Social Research Unit at Dartington Dartington in 1868 Archived 1 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Bidwell Brook School
Parco zoologico di Dartmoor

Il parco zoologico di Dartmoor è un giardino zoologico situato a Dartmoor nel Devon. Storia Lo zoo venne inaugurato nel 1968 col nome di Dartmoor Wildlife Park da Ellis Daw. La grande casa al centro della proprietà era stata costruita nel XVII secolo e Daw l'aveva acquistata per ospitarvi molte specie di animali come leoni, tigri, giaguari e puma. Nei primissimi anni del XXI secolo lo zoo fu al centro di polemiche legate alle condizioni nelle quali erano tenuti gli animali. La licenza venne sospesa e il grande parco con la villa fu messo in vendita. Benjamin Mee e la sua famiglia seppero della grande proprietà che era stata messa in vendita dopo gravi problemi economici, la visitarono e si innamorarono della casa e degli animali. Se non fosse stato possibile trovare un acquirente molti animali sarebbero stati soppressi. Acquistarono casa e zoo nel 2006 e la loro impresa per riaprire lo zoo fu notevole. La moglie Katherine, che già era stata curata in passato per un tumore al cervello, ripresentò i sintomi e non fu possibile curarla. Mentre lei moriva lo zoo veniva ufficialmente riaperto, nel 2007. Nel dicembre 2014 lo zoo è diventato un ente di beneficenza dopo aver raccolto 340.000 sterline tramite crowdfunding. Nel luglio 2016 una lince è fuggita dallo zoo ed è rimasta libera nella campagna del Devon per più di tre settimane prima di essere ricatturata. Nella cultura di massa Benjamin Mee scrisse un libro sulla sua esperienza: Abbiamo comprato uno zoo (in inglese We bought a zoo) che divenne un bestseller internazionale tradotto in 23 paesi. BBC Two dedicò allo zoo di Dartmoor quattro puntate di un documentario, nel 2008, Ben's Zoo. Pochi anni dopo il romanzo sullo zoo è divenuto soggetto di un film diretto da Cameron Crowe con Matt Damon e Scarlett Johansson. Note Bibliografia (EN) Benjamin Mee e Mireille Vroege, We bought a zoo, Amsterdam, Boekerij, 2012, ISBN 9789460926952, OCLC 778584287. Voci correlate La mia vita è uno zoo Benjamin Mee (scrittore) Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file sul parco zoologico di Dartmoor Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su dartmoorzoo.org.uk. La mia vita è uno zoo: l’incredibile storia vera che ha ispirato il film, su cinematographe.it. URL consultato il 22 giugno 2021.
Dartmouth Academy

Dartmouth Academy is a non-selective, co-educational school within the English Academy programme, in Dartmouth, Devon, in the south-west of England. The academy was opened in September 2010 following the merger of two schools, Dartmouth Community College and Dartmouth Primary School. It is an all-through school. Since becoming an academy, it is open to students aged 3 to 16. Ofsted results The Academy received its most recent Ofsted report in 2023, where it was graded 'Good' in all categories. Building and facilities The Academy has a modern, purpose-built school building. This finished construction and was opened in September 2010. Sponsor and affiliations The Academy is part of the Education South West Multi Academy Trust (ESW). It is affiliated with local partner Britannia Royal Naval College, a centre for the training of Royal Navy Officers. From September 2021, it will be a Devon Music Hub for local primary schools. References External links Dartmouth Academy
Darton Academy

Darton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Darton in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The school provides education for more than 1,200 pupils in Years 7 to 11. The school is located to the north west of Barnsley in the village of Kexbrough on the edge of the open countryside approximately one mile from junction 38 of the M1 motorway. History Darton Hall Senior School was opened in the village of Darton in 1935, providing senior education for 560 pupils of both sexes. In 1957, buildings were opened at the current Kexborough site, which then became the boys' campus, with girls remaining at Darton. In the 1970s, preparations for the changes to comprehensive education in the area, combined with the raising of the school leaving age led to considerable developments at the Kexborough campus. By this time, the school catered for 11 pupils, with the first two years being spent at Darton, before moving to Kexborough. Since 2005, the school has been a specialist humanities school. It continues to provide a full curriculum in accordance with the National Curriculum for all pupils. In January 2010 Darton College was inspected by Ofsted, who rated the school Grade 4 (inadequate) overall and placed it into Special Measures. A new building opened in February 2011, as part of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme, and the school was renamed Darton College. An Ofsted inspection in June 2013 judged the school to be Grade 2 (good). Previously a community school administered by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, in October 2018 Darton College converted to academy status and was renamed Darton Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Delta Academies Trust. References External links Darton Academy Website Darton College, Ofsted reports 2001–2013
Darul Hadis Latifiah

Darul Hadis Latifiah (Arabic: دار الحديث لطيفية), formerly known as Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah (Arabic: المدرسة دار القراءات المجيدية), is a secondary (11–20 age range) boys, Islamic, private school and sixth form in Bethnal Green, Greater London, England. It achieved the status of a secondary school in 1999. Parents and community leaders under the guidance of Abdul Latif Chowdhury (Fultali Saheb) led the initial foundation of the madrasa in 1978. History Madrasah-e-Darul Qirat Majidiah was established in 1978 by parents and community leaders under the guidance of Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali, who named it after his father Shah Abdul Majid Chowdhury. Classes were originally held at a rented property in New Road, London, E1. Through private donations local community leaders raised funds to buy a property in 1981 at 46-48 Cannon Street Road, London, E1 0BH. The present building at 1 Cornwall Avenue, London, E2 0HW was purchased in 2005. The original madrasa delivered Bengali and Qur'anic classes, on average to students; in excess of 200 and aged between 5 and 16. The classes were weekdays from 5 pm to 7 pm, and weekends from 10 am to 1 pm. In 1998, the institution was renamed Darul Hadis Latifiah, after its founder, and subsequently established as a secondary school and college, where students receive a full secondary education in line with the National Curriculum as well as being educated in Islamic Studies, Bengali and Urdu. See also Badedeorail Fultali Kamil Madrasa References External links Official website
Darul Uloom Bolton

Darul Uloom Bolton is an Islamic private secondary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. History The institute was founded in 1993 and initially was based at Bromley Cross in the northern part of Borough of Bolton. In 2006, due to the growth of the institute and demand in pupil places, the institute decided to sell the Bromley Cross premises for a bigger campus closer to the town centre. A bid was put in by the local council to buy the building and adjacent land to build a new houses. Subsequently, the institute relocated to a former convent, where they are based now. In 2008, a former public house was purchased and turned into a second campus for the institute. Education The Darul Uloom strives to produce Islamic scholars of high standards, aiming to include both religious and secular education provisions. Religious education The Islamic education is split into two courses: Islamic Theology course and Hifz (Qur'anic memorisation) course. The Islamic Theology course is for those that want to learn about theological underpinnings of Islam. The curriculum is based on the Dars-i Nizami teaching format that has been in place since the establishment of Darul Uloom Deoband, it is rooted in the Hanafi school of thought. The students are taught many books in relation to subjects such as Tafsir, Hadith, Arabic language, grammar and syntax, Islamic jurisprudence, logic and reasoning and public speaking classes. The course is made up of 7 stages. The Hifz course is for those that want to memorise the Holy Qur'an. This course depends on how long students take to memorise the Holy Qur'an; they are given the guidance and support by their personal tutor. Secular education The school provides school students from the ages of 11–16 secondary-age teaching, which enables them to sit their GCSEs when they reach years 10 and 11. The school offers many subjects to choose to study at GCSE level, including but not limited to Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, Religious Studies, ICT, Modern Foreign Languages and Citizenship. Beyond GCSEs, the school also allows students to complete A-Level and BTEC courses. Ofsted inspection The institute has had many continuous Ofsted inspections, and it is currently 'Inadequate'. It previously had a rating of 'Requires improvement'. See also Darul Uloom Bury Darul Uloom Al-Madania Darul Uloom London Darul Uloom Zakariyya Jamiatul Ilm Wal Huda Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur References
Darul Uloom Bury

Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiyya, better known as Darul Uloom Bury, was established in 1979 and is the oldest Islamic seminary in the United Kingdom. Located in Holcombe, Bury, it is based on the Dars-e-Nizami syllabus found throughout the world. It was founded by the late Hadhrat Moulana Yusuf Motala. Programme It accepts students from the age of 11 to 23, providing a secondary school education for younger students as well as Islamic education to an advanced level. See also Darul Uloom Al-Madania Darul Uloom London Darul Uloom Zakariyya Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya Mazahirul Uloom Saharanpur References External links Ofsted inspection reports
Darwell Reservoir

Darwell Reservoir lies to the west of Mountfield, East Sussex, England. The reservoir provides water for Southern Water customers. The reservoir covers around 156 acres (63.4 hectares) and is just over a mile long. Work began on its construction in about 1937 and it was completed in 1949. It was officially opened by the Duke of Norfolk on 23 October the following year. When it was filled, 9 cottages, including Birchford Cottages, Darwell Furnace Farm and cottages associated with it, were lost under the water. A pipeway was laid in the 1980s which takes water to Beauport Park to supply Hastings. The Darwell Reservoir is surrounded by ancient woodland, including the Darwell Wood a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Which is a broadleaved woodland of 92.9 acres (37.6 hectares), which is dissected by streams draining into the reservoir from the north. Cranbrook and District Angling Club had the sole fishing rights at the reservoir. References External links Fishing Darwell Reservoir Darwell water level (Southern Water)
Darwell Wood

Darwell Wood is a 37.5-hectare (93-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Battle in East Sussex. Species Most of the wood is made-up of coppices of hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) with oak (Quercus robur) standards. Under the dense tree canopy, mosses mainly grow with a few patches of bluebells (Hyacinthoides nonscripta), also blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) and wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) can be found. On the higher grounds, the woodland becomes more open, with silver birch (Betula pendula) and hazel (Corylus avellana) and some sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) coppice areas. The ground flora of the woodland has wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia), bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) and sanicle (Sanicula europaea). On the west of the site, calcareous (chalky) soils help support an ash (Fraxinus excelsior) growth underplanted by mosses, ramsons (Allium ursinum), bee and pyramidal orchids (Ophrys apifera) and (Anacamptis pyramidalis). The streams which pass through the site have eroded deeply into the rock layer to produce steep sided valleys. These valleys have alder (Alnus glutinosa), with local abundances of grey willow (Salix cinerea) above a ground flora of pendulous sedge (Carex pendula), water mint (Mentha aquatica), opposite-leaved golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) and ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi). References