Grow more trees in the National Park

Landowners are being offered cash to plant more trees in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The scheme aims to increase the area of the National Park covered by native broadleaved woodland which, in turn, will help boost wildlife habitats as well.

Hawthorn Heralds Summer

May sees The Hawthorn (Crataegus mongyna), or Mayflower is bursting into bloom in our British hedgerows.
The blooming of the Hawthorn has always been an indicator that summer has arrived,

Podcast – Bluebells in Eden

Hidden under the woodland canopy and only a few centimeters from the ground are small blue flowers called Bluebells.
Found frequently in carpets of colour the Bluebell is one of the first nectar producing flowers of the year.
English bluebells have gently nodding heads.
The Spanish bluebell was introduced by gardeners and forms hybrids with English bluebells. This [...]

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