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Posted by admin on September 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Britain’s Cleanest Rivers are sourced in the Tranquillity of Northumberland National Park, says New Report Four out of the five of the cleanest rivers in Britain are sourced in Northumberland National Park, the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of waterways has revealed. The rivers include the Barrow Burn catchment in the Upper Coquet Valley; the Ridlees [...]
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Posted by admin on September 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Six solar-powered, vehicle-activated warning signs have been installed on two roads in the North York Moors National Park in a bid to cut the number of sheep road deaths. Last year, 239 sheep and lambs were killed on open moor roads in the North York Moors. The signs are being trialled on these main roads [...]
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Posted by admin on September 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
England’s newest wildlife reserve – the Big Wildlife Garden – is ready for exploration! Launched this week by Natural England, via it’s website, it creates an online network of gardens and open spaces and encourages people of all ages to discover how to attract more wildlife into their gardens. The website enables users to log [...]
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Posted by admin on September 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
English hedgerows are bursting with summer fruits and seasonal apples. Within 100m we found rosehips, apples and brambles. All can easily be collected and turned in to some great pies, crumbles and cordials. Rich in vitamin C and other natural vitamins and minerals hedgerow food is fantastic and free. Please take care and only pick [...]
Filed under Podcasts · Tagged with Apples, Berries, Brambles, Conservation Officer, Doubt, Free Podcast, Free Video, Hedgerow, hedgerows, M4v, Natural Vitamins, Nature Conservation, Pies, Podcast, Summer Fruits, Vitamin C, Vitamins And Minerals, Vitamins Minerals
Posted by admin on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Conservation experts will be using horsepower to help control the growth of bracken around historical sites in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. A special horse-drawn roller has been brought in to crush the plant around the exceptionally well preserved and extensive earthworks of a large group of cultivation terraces dating from pre-Roman times near Threshfield. [...]
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Posted by admin on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
People in Cumbria who live close to, work with, or enjoy the region’s woods and forests are being given the chance to have their say about the role that publicly owned forests – the Public Forest Estate – in England should play in the years ahead. The Public Forest Estate is managed by the Forestry [...]
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Posted by admin on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The RSPB is taking part in a global bid to try to confirm the continued existence of 47 species of bird that have not been seen for up to 184 years. Organised by BirdLife International the search will span many countries and continents to seek out rare birds. The RSPB is the UK partner in the [...]
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Posted by admin on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The marsh fritillary, one of Britain’s most threatened butterflies has seen an unexpected surge in numbers this summer. A Recent surveys suggest that numbers in Dartmoor and Exmoor may be on the up. Following the declines noted during the last two very wet summers, the increase in numbers is offering fresh hope. Butterflies can’t fly [...]
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Posted by admin on September 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
This 14 Spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata) was found in Cumbria early in the summer and we also spotted one in Lancaster. The background colour of the 14 spot ladybird can range from almost white to deep yellow and the black markings appear elongated and oblong shaped rather than spots. Sometimes the spots can merge but [...]
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