Ethel: The biography of countryside pioneer Ethel Haythornthwaite by Helen Mort the history of this unique

the history of this unique part of the country has been widely  ignored or forgotten

but to embrace it

deeply researched and

Often found in the most remote and dramatic reaches of our shores

while the pink gingham pattern radiates a cheerful

Ethel: The biography of countryside pioneer Ethel Haythornthwaite by Helen Mort the history of this uniquePioneer, activist, environmentalist, poet. Ethel Haythornthwaite is virtually unknown, even in her home town of Sheffield the UKs outdoor city yet her tireless campaigning led to the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the creation of the Peak District National Park, protecting a wild and varied landscape so many have fallen in love with. Founder of a local society to protect rural scenery in 1924, she went on to join the Council