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This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: Over the August Bank Holiday, people drove to Fontmell Down from as far away as Cornwall to go on a Butterfly Conservation hunt for a rare species. Alfred went along to understand why naturalists consider this North Dorset beauty spot so important. And our reporter enjoyed an unexpected surprise. (00:26) After experiencing a terrible tragedy Shaftesbury resident Karen Cole found reading books offered her an escape. She’s since become a well-respected and influential crime novel reviewer. Alfred met Karen. (11:21) A new Shaftesbury green group intends to share practical advice on how to live a more sustainable life, rather than getting involved with politics or protest. Alfred sat in on a ‘Shaftesbury Buttons’ session and heard about their plans for a 2020 festival. (19:42) Alfred meets Fontmell Magna Man Adam Masters and hears why he’s so passionate about knots. Adam is the Dorset Chairman of an inte