The ever present bright yellow flowers of Gorse may seem fairly insignificant but the smell can whisk you away to a tropical paradise. Gorse ( Ulex europaeus ) can be found growing along motorway embankments, colonising scrub and hillside and is a common shrub in many UK hedgerows. Although the plant is meant to flower from midwinter to June, our generally milder … [Read more...] about Gorse smells of coconut
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Autumnwatch
With the autumn season well under way, join the BBC Autumnwatch team, as they take a closer look at the nature around us. Kate Humble, Chris Packham, Simon King and Gordon Buchanan travel around Britain in a new look programme spanning eight weeks on BBC2. View Gordon's high seas video diary, as he goes to film in one of Britain's most hostile environments. The Red … [Read more...] about Autumnwatch