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admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:44 +0000

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 [...]

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Seabird couple keep up their record

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:40:35 +0000

Legendary love birds Peckster and Flip are back at their summer residence

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Sean Bean supports British woodland.

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:29:17 +0000

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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Daffodil bus returns to Farndale

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:22 +0000

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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Lake District Trees at Aintree

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:22:12 +0000

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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Find out more about nature

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:50:36 +0000

Visitors to the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being urged to start nature spotting and get involved in a national drive to increase awareness of their natural surroundings. A project run by the British Science Association is encouraging people to take photos of animals and plant life that are unfamiliar and post them on a national [...]

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Award is feather in cap for Ragged Robins

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:34:38 +0000

Volunteers who help keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park in tip top condition have won a regional conservation award. Environment Secretary Hilary Benn presented the Ragged Robin Conservation Group with an award for the Countryside category in the second Yorkshire Post Environment Awards, which were by hosted by TV personality Julia Bradbury. The group, which includes some [...]

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Children Help Barn Owls

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:11:17 +0000

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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Donegal Moths

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:38 +0000

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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Exmoor Hedge Funds

admin@naturearoundme.com (Naturearoundme.com) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:23:16 +0000

Cash prizes of up to £200 are up for grabs in the 2009/10 Exmoor Hedge Competition. The competition has a junior class for people up to 25 years of age and a senior class for 25 and older and is run by Exmoor National Park Authority in partnership with the Devon Hedge Group and the Somerset [...]

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