All Entries in the "Land" Category
Springwatch tonight!
Tonight – 30th May 2011 The new series of BBC Springwatch from its new home in Ceredigion. The RSPB Ynys Hir reserve is the new base for the programme. BBC – Nature UK: They say: Springwatch is moving its base and going wild in Wales. From 30 May the breathtakingly beautiful RSPB Ynys-hir is our [...]
Agricultural Shows and Country Shows
Hertfordshire County Show 2011 Photo Gallery Pictures from the shows and a whole lot more on this excellent website. For example, take a look at these: Hertfordshire County Show 2011 And then look round the rest of the website. End Tweet This Post
Ynys-hir: Springwatch’s new home for 2011
BBC Nature UK blog The home of Springwatch and Autumnwatch And a new base for the Springwatch programme. To quote: After three wonderful years at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve in Norfolk, Springwatch is moving its base and going wild in Wales! Our new home is the remote, breathtakingly beautiful and biologically fascinating RSPB Ynys-hir nature reserve [...]
Plants for pollinators / RHS Gardening
Get your garden buzzing. Sarah Raven and the Royal Horticultural Society have launched the Perfect for Pollinators plant mark scheme at the Chelsea Flower Show. Look for plants at garden centres and nurseries which have the special RHS bee symbol. The RHS has compiled a list of plants that will provide nectar and pollen for [...]
Dry weather having devastating effect on crops
Wheat and other crops hit by drought Lack of rain is becoming a real problem in the east of England (25/05/2011). The wheat is not growing. If yields are cut, food prices will be hit. This BBC News video report sums up the situation: BBC News – Dry weather having devastating effect on crops. [Plus [...]
Sussex Wildlife Trust – West Weald Appeal
Landscape conservation appeal Donate to support an important landscape conservation project in West Sussex. Sussex Wildlife Trust – West Weald Appeal: The West Weald. Sussex Wildlife Trust say: The West Weald is a beautiful patchwork of farmsteads, fields and hedgerows, but also one of the most wooded landscapes in Britain, much of it ancient woodland, [...]
Green Economy | Farming First
New web page worth a visit: Green Economy | Farming First. We need to make the global economy green. Agriculture provides significant opportunities for growth, investment and jobs to help make this happen. Farming First is a coalition of over 100 organisations: The coalition exists to articulate, endorse and promote practical, actionable programmes and activities [...]
Speak up for our woodlands – time to act
Woodland Trust chief exec calls for people to speak up for woodlands in the UK. Call for views ends on 31st July 2011. As the Chief Executive of the Woodland Trust, I would like to stress how important your voice is. Your opinion is valuable not only as a supporter, but more, as someone who benefits [...]
BBC News – Crayfish bred in Brecon to try and save species in UK
BBC News – Crayfish bred in Brecon to try and save species in UK. Native Crayfish will be released as part of a new initiative to reintroduce them to rivers in Cornwall. British native Crayfish (white-clawed crayfish) have been endangered by introduced American signal crayfish which carry disease and compete for habitat and food. Tweet [...]
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