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Posted by admin on March 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Legendary love birds Peckster and Flip are back at their summer residence
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Posted by admin on March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Screen legend Sean Bean has lent his support and his distinctive voice to a new national tree planting campaign from the Woodland Trust.
Sean Bean, who is a charismatic actor and Woodland Trust member, has recorded a personal commentary for a new Trust video spearheading the charity’s campaign to double native tree cover in the UK.
Recognised [...]
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Posted by admin on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A popular shuttle bus offering a frequent service between Hutton-le-Hole and the picturesque valley of Farndale with its carpet of wild daffodils begins its five week run on Sunday 21 March.
The Daffodil Bus – part of the North York Moors National Park Authority’s Moorsbus service – will run on Sundays from 21 March until 18 [...]
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Posted by admin on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Trees from the Forestry Commission estate at Grizedale Forest in south Cumbria will once again be making a star appearance at this year’s John Smith’s Grand National race, at Aintree in Liverpool on 10 April 2010
Over 60 tonnes of spruce branches from Grizedale are used for the event’s 30 jump fences.
The fence-building programme begins a [...]
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Posted by admin on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Wildlife experts from the World Owl Trust and Forestry Commission have teamed up with local schools to help protect barn owls in south Cumbria.
The World Owl Trust at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass and the Forestry Commission at Grizedale Forest near Ambleside are joint partners in the Rusland Valley Barn Owl Project, which aims to improve [...]
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Posted by admin on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Donegal Moths website is all about the moths that have been recorded in County Donegal and is also a great resource for all moth enthusiasts.
Moth species
All macro moth species recorded in Donegal are listed alphabetically, and each one has a map. Most also have one or more photos, all of which have been taken [...]
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Posted by admin on February 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The hunt is on for historic dovecotes in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Posted by admin on February 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Warmer weather and longer days in the UK are a signal that many migratory birds are about to return from their winter residences.
Once more the British Trust for Ornithology is organising National nest box week in a hope that everyone will make a home for birds, both resident and migratory.
This year is the International Year [...]
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Posted by admin on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
‘Masters of Light’, an exhibition by professional photographers Mike Kipling, John Devlin and Brian Jobson, begins a run of photographic exhibitions at Sutton Bank National Park Centre – all inspired by the diverse landscape of the North York Moors National Park.
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Posted by admin on February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Recent bad weather and frozen waterways have brought animals away from their normal habitats and into the built up areas where we live, in the hunt for food and shelter.
Swans from the Lancaster canal have left the waterway and headed inland, rummaging through dustbins and gardens in search of food or for something to [...]
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Sean Bean supports British woodland.
Posted by admin on March 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Screen legend Sean Bean has lent his support and his distinctive voice to a new national tree planting campaign from the Woodland Trust.
Sean Bean, who is a charismatic actor and Woodland Trust member, has recorded a personal commentary for a new Trust video spearheading the charity’s campaign to double native tree cover in the UK.
Recognised [...]
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