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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 [...]
Waterfootprint.org: Water footprint and virtual water
Each British citizen soaks up 4,645 litres of the world’s water every day Waterfootprint.org: Water footprint and virtual water. Check this website for information on how much water we use in the UK. While average household water use in the UK is around 150 litres per person per day, UK consumption of products from other [...]
Garden Cam – hedgehog, fox and badger
Sussex Wildlife Trust Uploaded by Sussexwt on 2 Aug 2011 Garden Cam – hedgehog, fox and badger. Amazing who turns up when you put a stealthcam in the garden overnight. Find the video at: Garden Cam – YouTube. 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 [...]
The Barn Owl Trust
Barn Owls Short films and webcams of Barn Owls: The Barn Owl Trust – An Introduction to the Barn Owl. And lots more information. Ends Tweet This Post
Heritage Counts report from English Heritage
Local heritage in your part of England Regional reports: E Midlands East England London North East North West South East South West Wesr Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber From the English Heritage website: ‘Heritage Counts’ is an annual survey of the state of England’s historic environment. [In 2010 it explored] the economic impact of the [...]
Community Woodland in the UK
Community Woodlands are one way to stem the loss of biodiversity in our countryside.
Farm online for real
Join the management board of a National Trust farm
Biodiversity decline in England
Biodiversity decline in England Reported in Ecologist magazine. Read story ‘Alarming decline’ in England’s biodiversity; 11th March, 2010 Nearly 500 species of animals and plants have become extinct in England as a result of human activity since 1800 Read the report from Natural England NE233 – Lost life: England’s lost and threatened species (pdf files [...]
ADAS news service
News and information services from ADAS Insight magazine from ADAS publications Insight 14 : includes ADAS social responsibility and energy audits Insight 15 : Food Security issue (pdf file) The A-plus news and views web site: ADAS A+ Services coverage includes: waste agriculture and rural advice AHW – animal health & welfare water crops – [...]
