Wakefield Stars:- Charles Waterton, naturalist and explorer

Charles Waterton, 1782 – 1865, was an English naturalist and explorer born at Walton Hall, Wakefield. He lived on the estate all his life. See SE3616 : Waterton Park Hotel 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 SE3320 : Wakefield Stars, walk of fame, the Bull Ring (1)

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