There was an interesting item on the BBC news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8681905.stm) about the village of Newstead in Nottinghamshire that lost its raison d'etre when the colliery closed. They have apparently (with 5 other locations) won £400,000 from a BBC/Big Lottery Competition to set up a business on the former slag heaps in an exercise that will be a programme on the TV station. They intend setting up a Country Park in the hope of attracting more visitors and making the place 'less boring'. There seems to be some debate about what the Park might include e.g. venues for pop concerts, tree walks etc. It appeared, however, that much of the land had been successfully occupied by wild animals and plants. There does appear a potential danger of losing some of this new 'naturalness' to cater for the human residents (one can appreciate their concerns) and the film makers.
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