Wakefield Stars:- Charles Waterton, naturalist and explorer
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Wakefield Stars:- Charles Waterton, naturalist and explorer
Image: © Mike Kirby Taken: 18 Dec 2011
Charles Waterton, 1782 – 1865, was an English naturalist and explorer born at Walton Hall, Wakefield. He lived on the estate all his life. See Image Waterton was an early opponent of pollution. In the 1820s he built a nine-foot-high wall around three miles (5 km) of his estate, turning it into the world's first wildfowl and nature reserve, making him one of the western world's first environmentalists. He also invented the bird nesting box. See Image
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