An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural affair programme Landmark presented by Eric Robson. In this edition a report on the changing relationship between industry and the environmental movement with conservation work being carried out at Hauxley in Northumberland with the support of British Coal and ICI on Teesside. The programme also contains a report on the future of the rare wild white cattle at Chillingham Park in Northumberland. Title: Landmark The first report looks at the new...

An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural affair programme Landmark presented by Eric Robson. In this edition a report on the changing relationship between industry and the environmental movement with conservation work being carried out at Hauxley in Northumberland with the support of British Coal and ICI on Teesside. The programme also contains a report on the future of the rare wild white cattle at Chillingham Park in Northumberland. Title: Landmark The first report looks at the new collaborative rather than confrontational relationship between industry and the environment movement. Business is learning of the potential public relations benefits of working with environmental and conservation groups. Interview with Tom Burke from Green Alliance who says that anyone interested in working with industry needs to look beyond the PR bandwagon at the performance of the company. Interview with John Stevenson, Regional Opencast Director British Coal from an opencast site at East Chevington in Northumberland. Opencast sites, which do destroy large areas of land, are and will continue to be restored to agricultural use or for wildlife. At the Northumberland Wildlife Trust site at Hauxley along the Druridge Bay coast volunteers help to plant pond vegetation as part of the restoration of this former opencast site. British Coal invested £10,000 and the expertise of the Trust to complete the work. Interview with Dr Nick Scott, Druridge Bay Warden Northumberland Wildlife Trust who says that until the site became popular with visitors the company wasn't that interested in the reserve, but this has now changed. The fear is that with the proposed privatisation of the North Eastern Electrical Board, British Coal will be under pressure to find cheaper coal reserves and thus look at opencast sites on protected wildlife sites. Is there a danger that by taking the sponsorship they are buying the groups silence? This is not the case says Frances Rowe, Marketing Officer Northumberland Wildlife Trust. British Coal is fully aware of our policies and the Trust are free and able to protest any proposed sites they deem unnecessary. On Teesside Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and other chemical companies are working in partnership with the Nature Conservancy Council and supporting INCA (Industry Nature Conservation Association). ICI have donated £30,000 and opened up thousands of acres of restricted land to conservation around Saltholme. Interview with Dr Jim Carrick from ICI who says the company is committed to the improvement of the environment on Teesside which is good for the local community. On a newly created artificial beach built near to and with the support of Phillips Petroleum, Moira Owen from INCA plants plastic terns into the sand which is hoped will attract Little terns to breed on the site. The report ends with Tom Burke who advises that as long as organisations go into any partnerships with their eyes open and a clear idea of what they want to get out of deal then it is a positive step forward. Title: Landmark In the second part of the programme a visit to Chillingham Park in Northumberland and a report on the 49 strong herd of wild white cattle that have roamed the land for the past nine-centuries. Eric Robson interviews Ian Bennett from the Chillingham Wild Cattle Association who says that man hasn't interfered with this cattle as they know better than us what's best for them. They do very little management either of the herd or the surrounding vegetation's, rather they monitor the cattle closely and feed hay in the winter or remove the occasional dead animal. The cattle self-select the strongest and fittest bull for breeding. They are the most inbred mammal, but they have bred any recessive genes. They don't like the smell of humans but have become less scared of people now that between 7000 and 10,000 visit them each year. In 1982 the land was bought by the Sir James Knott Foundation who extended the lease on the land for another 1000 years meaning the cattle will now be protected for another nine centuries. Title: Greening of Industry Credit: Camera Richard Edwards Credit: Sound Steve Philips Credit: Electrician Mike Harper, Bill Hughes Credit: Researched and Directed by Crispin Sadler Credit: Hoi Polloi Film and Video Credit: Camera Chris Sutcliffe Credit: Sound Paul Gunn Credit: Production Secretary Coreen Harvey Credit: Production Assistant Pauline Grant Credit: Research Catherine Siddall Credit: VT Editors Sally Fryer, Peter Telford Credit: Executive Producer Chris Potter Credit: Director Simon Lawson Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End Credit: Waterfront Productions for Tyne Tees Television© MCMLXXXIX