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BBC News – River Rheidol filter cuts pollution from mine
Cleaning up the Rheidol in Ceredigion BBC News – River Rheidol filter cuts pollution from mine. Toxic metals from the spoil heaps of historic lead mines in mid-Wales have been washing into the Afon Rheidol for years and years. The BBC reports that harmful metals entering the river fell by 99%: The Environment Agency said [...]
BBC One – Countryfile: antibiotics & farm animals
BBC One – Countryfile Farmers need to stop feeding antibiotics to animals. Ad lib use of antibiotics is producing resitance in the bacteria. Resistant bacteria are a risk to human health. This is potentially a very serious problem. Watch the programme broadcast 27th November 2011 BBC One – Countryfile. Ends Tweet This [...]
BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011
BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011 BBC – Radio 4 – Food & Farming Awards 2011. Check out the winners of the 2011 Food & Farming Awards. The winners are all listed here. Can you place each of these winners them in the correct category (below)? Jack and Linda Mills, The [...]
Blog | Our Rivers
Freshwater fish on the brink August 3rd, 2011 A study from the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) featured in the Sunday Telegraph at the weekend found that freshwater fish are the most endangered group of animals on earth, with more than a third threatened with extinction … Salmon, trout, eels and [...]
Harvest Highlights pictures – Farmers Weekly
Harvest Highlights pictures – Farmers Weekly. Photos of 2011 harvest. Ends Tweet This Post
The Royal Welsh Show
The Royal Welsh Show Royal Welsh Show 2011 – 18-21 July The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society – The Royal Welsh Show. The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society also see S4C coverage http://s4c.co.uk/sioe/2011/e_index.shtml Ends Tweet This Post
Apples: British to the Core
BBC iPlayer – Apples: British to the Core. Excellent programme well worth a watch. Horticulturalist Chris Beardshaw uncovers the British contribution to the history of our most iconic fruit. He reveals the ‘golden age’, when the passion and dedication of Victorian gardeners gave us more varieties than anywhere else in the world. Chris [...]
Natural Environment White Paper « Defra
The Natural Choice is the first White Paper on the natural environment for 20 years. Published: 7/6/2011 Natural Environment White Paper « Defra. The government vision for the natural environment over the next 50 years A healthy, properly functioning natural environment is the foundation of sustained economic growth, prospering communities and personal wellbeing. Read the [...]
Community Woodland in the UK
Community Woodlands are one way to stem the loss of biodiversity in our countryside.
Countryfile photographic competition
You have until August to take and submit your entries for the BBC One Countryfile photographic competition. All proceeds go to the Children in Need charity appeal. Last year this competition raised well over £1 million! Check out the details here: BBC – Countryfile. Best In Show [From the webpage] The title for the BBC [...]
