http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org Sherborne, Dorset Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:06:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/comment-page-1#comment-3553 Mary Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:52:30 +0000 http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/?page_id=2#comment-3553 There are no plans to ask for dogs to be kept on a leash in the Quarr Reserve. It is recognised as a community open space for local people, where dogs are welcome, provided of course that owners take their responsibilities seriously in relation to picking up after their dogs and exercising a reasonable control of their pets. With so many dogs being exercised there daily, it is perhaps inevitable that conflicts between people and dogs will occur sometimes. Please bear in mind also that the Quarr was designated as a Nature Reserve by English Nature in 2004 so that all users should help seek a balance between their own use and the welfare of the surrounding wildlife - birds, mammals, insects, plants and trees which all need our help to prosper. There are no plans to ask for dogs to be kept on a leash in the Quarr Reserve. It is recognised as a community open space for local people, where dogs are welcome, provided of course that owners take their responsibilities seriously in relation to picking up after their dogs and exercising a reasonable control of their pets. With so many dogs being exercised there daily, it is perhaps inevitable that conflicts between people and dogs will occur sometimes. Please bear in mind also that the Quarr was designated as a Nature Reserve by English Nature in 2004 so that all users should help seek a balance between their own use and the welfare of the surrounding wildlife – birds, mammals, insects, plants and trees which all need our help to prosper.

]]> http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/comment-page-1#comment-3453 P Wallace Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:25:32 +0000 http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/?page_id=2#comment-3453 On the question of "loose dogs"; as a local resident (and both a parent and a dog owner), I greatly appreciate the benefit of having the Quarr to enjoy it as both a Local Nature Reserve and a place to exercise my doq. I am a responsible dog owner who walks in the reserve twice daily and, whilst my dog is walked off the lead, she is always fully under my control. I believe that the vast majority of doq owners who use the reserve are also responsible and I have never witnessed an incident where a dog has troubled a child. Children are allowed to run free throughout the town, including in the spacious and well appointed play park immediately adjacent to the Quarr (one of many in the area). The Quarr is the ONLY open place that I am aware of within the limits of the town where dogs are allowed off the lead; it is an important reason why I bought my house close to the Quarr and I would be deeply distressed to lose it as a place that could be enjoyed by both me nd my dog. When my two year old granddaughter visits (and she is nervous of dogs) I take her to the several areas in the town reserved exclusively for childrens play and I would be quite vocal with the owner of any dog found loose in such an area. In what used to be known as a nation of animal lovers I am feeling increasingly marginalised. Please don't consider excluding me from the last place in town that we can enjoy together with our dogs! On the question of “loose dogs”; as a local resident (and both a parent and a dog owner), I greatly appreciate the benefit of having the Quarr to enjoy it as both a Local Nature Reserve and a place to exercise my doq. I am a responsible dog owner who walks in the reserve twice daily and, whilst my dog is walked off the lead, she is always fully under my control. I believe that the vast majority of doq owners who use the reserve are also responsible and I have never witnessed an incident where a dog has troubled a child. Children are allowed to run free throughout the town, including in the spacious and well appointed play park immediately adjacent to the Quarr (one of many in the area). The Quarr is the ONLY open place that I am aware of within the limits of the town where dogs are allowed off the lead; it is an important reason why I bought my house close to the Quarr and I would be deeply distressed to lose it as a place that could be enjoyed by both me nd my dog. When my two year old granddaughter visits (and she is nervous of dogs) I take her to the several areas in the town reserved exclusively for childrens play and I would be quite vocal with the owner of any dog found loose in such an area. In what used to be known as a nation of animal lovers I am feeling increasingly marginalised. Please don’t consider excluding me from the last place in town that we can enjoy together with our dogs!

]]> http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/comment-page-1#comment-3363 D Nicholls Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:49:17 +0000 http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/?page_id=2#comment-3363 A great amenity to the town, slightly spoilt however by loose dogs. Visiting the town we were snarled at by one of these creatures not on a leash. I would regard this as a requirement in a family area with children about. A great amenity to the town, slightly spoilt however by loose dogs. Visiting the town we were snarled at by one of these creatures not on a leash. I would regard this as a requirement in a family area with children about.

]]> http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/comment-page-1#comment-133 Nature Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:21:17 +0000 http://quarrlocalnaturereserve.org/?page_id=2#comment-133 Interesting post :) Love the design of the site too, well done! Interesting post Love the design of the site too, well done!

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