A new competition, being run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA), aims to capture your images of the National Park right through to November 2012. Amateur and professional photographers are being invited to enter their favourite snapshots of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a fantastic, free competition. Pictures can be submitted in any of four … [Read more...] about Competition: Get snapping in the Yorkshire Dales
RHS plant finder online reaches 5000 entries
The 5,000th plant has been added to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) free and unique online service, RHS Plant Selector. The plant, Adam’s laburnum (+ Laburnocytisus 'Adamii'), is a deciduous tree and a graft-hybrid between laburnum and purple broom. It bears flowers of each separately and also some intermediate ones. The online service is an ideal source of … [Read more...] about RHS plant finder online reaches 5000 entries
3000 holes appear in a National Trust’s Garden
Thousands of snowdrop bulbs are being planted at the National Trust’s Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley. More than 3000 holes are being dug across the pristine landscape of the internationally renowned Welsh garden to plant the bulbs. The dainty winter flowering bulbs will be added to the existing collection of snowdrops on the knolls in The Park, to form and … [Read more...] about 3000 holes appear in a National Trust’s Garden
Northamptonshire wildlife enthusiasts win award
The Lings Wood Watch Group, based in Northamptonshire has won the Wildlife Watch Group of the Year title, from The Wildlife Trusts. The group of young wildlife enthusiasts regularly celebrate the natural environment through wild camping, pond dipping and bug counting. Its 20 members are part of a 150,000 strong army of young people, from toddlers to teens, who are … [Read more...] about Northamptonshire wildlife enthusiasts win award
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend!
Don't forget to take part in the 2012 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend. The world’s largest wildlife survey - takes place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January 2012 and they need you, helping to monitor the birds visiting our gardens over the winter period. Over 600,000 participants recording over 10 million birds across 300,000 gardens helped make 2011 a … [Read more...] about RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend!