Ancient sites: Protect or Use?

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ocifant O
ocifant Jun 26, 2007 14:56:04
Replying to Mustard

Easy answer: numbers.

A popular site in Cornwall for instance can have dozens of visitors in a day. If each leaves just one biodegradable bloom, with a week or so there would be a small compost heap on site.

*Someone* has to clear it up in this situation, so why not the people that want to leave the stuff there in the first place?

CASPN organise workgroups to clear sites from time to time (rota on their website), which includes cutting back undergrowth, ensuring access routes are clear as well as clearing out the 'tat'.

G goffik
goffik Jun 26, 2007 15:01:04
Replying to ocifant

Yes indeed! And my argument is that whoever left it will be none the wiser for it! The item was left as an offering, and was accepted as an offering.

It's not cleared away with malice, but with care... :o)

G x

M Mustard
Mustard Jun 26, 2007 15:01:48
Replying to ocifant

ocifant wrote:
Easy answer: numbers.

A popular site in Cornwall for instance can have dozens of visitors in a day. If each leaves just one biodegradable bloom, with a week or so there would be a small compost heap on site.

But in reality, that's not very likely. And it's not an argument against offerings... it's an argument against volumes. You might as well say "we should have no people at an ancient site in case millions visit and erode it".