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 January 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Three weeks of sub zero temperatures in parts of the UK have led to rivers and large stretches of water to start freezing.
In north Cumbria large clumps of ice have started to form on the River Eden in Carlisle.
Some of the more still areas of the river have started to ice over.
Snaking it’s way from [...]
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Posted by admin on October 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
More volunteers are needed to help the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) to improve the online services it provides to the public.
So far, nearly 20 people have signed up to become members of a focus group that casts a critical eye over the Authority’s website at www.yorkshiredales.org.uk.
Stuart Willis, the YDNPA’s Web Officer, said the [...]
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Posted by admin on October 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The third Great Nut Hunt, recording Dormice in the British Isles, is to be launched by The People’s Trust for Endangered Species and Natural England.
Hazel nuts are a favourite food of the dormouse and can be found growing in our old hedgerows and woodland.
As a Dormouse gnaws through into the green hazel nuts, they leave [...]
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Posted by admin on April 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
With the lighter mornings and the warmer temperatures the dawn chorus has returned to many parts of the UK.
As the sun rises the chatter of what seems like hundreds of birds pierces the darkness and heralds a new day.
We hope you enjoy this podcast recorded this morning on the outskirts of the City of Carlisle.
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Posted by admin on December 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
2009 sees the 30th birthday of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s biggest bird survey, providing a vital snapshot of the UK’s birds each winter.
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Posted by admin on December 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Waking up to the sounds of birds singing early on a morning has to be one of the pleasures of living away from the constant drone of a city.
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