The Met Office Weather Observations Website - WOW, has received more than 12.5 million weather observations from weather enthusiasts from more than 116 countries. Launched in June, WOW is a partnership with the Royal Meteorological Society and supported by the Department of Education. The aim is to help educate children about the weather and encourage further growth in … [Read more...] about Met Office WoW site passes 12.5m observations mark
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Northumberland wildlife captured on film
Will Nicholls is a young cameraman based in Northumberland with a passion for his local wildlife. His latest project is a ten minute film which has taken the schoolboy over eight months to complete and features some very rare footage of a red squirrel and a pheasant in a stand-off argument. [vsw id="vAwfWaj_TWo" source="youtube" width="560" height="315" … [Read more...] about Northumberland wildlife captured on film
A spring sky – desktop wallpaper
Spring skies offer ever changing cloud shapes and images A simple blue sky provides an ideal wallpaper for your computer desktop We have been out with the digital camera and have some great desktop images for your computer. … [Read more...] about A spring sky – desktop wallpaper
Webwatch – Bees
Webwatch April 2010 - bees With the start of spring in the UK and the increasing concern for the bee populations we thought we would search the web for websites with a bee connection. Solitary Bees Gallery - bees most likely to be seen in British gardens - Insect Pix Help Save Bees - To highlight the simple little things that each of us can do to contribute towards … [Read more...] about Webwatch – Bees
Nature webwatch
Whilst we search the web for stories we come across many websites that very worth of a mention in our webwatch feature as they deserve a wider audience. Many searches done on the web are done using Google. Whilst this is a mighty fine search engine it does seem to favour certain larger websites. Leave the motorway Anyone with an interest in nature knows that to … [Read more...] about Nature webwatch