Steve Ott
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WEST DEAN WILD DENS OPEN IN TIME FOR HALF TERM
To coincide with the half term at the end of May, West Dean Gardens, near Chichester in West Sussex have opened a wild Den area in their award-winning gardens. As Tom Brown, Head Gardener at West Dean Gardens, explained: “Engaging…
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Brits urged to ‘grow wild’ for International Biodiversity Day (22 May)
New research published today (21 May) points to a growing disconnect between people and wildlife, despite many in the UK claiming they feel closer to nature following a year of lockdown. A survey commissioned by Jordans Cereals has found that…
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LET’S ALL CELEBRATE WORLD BEE DAY
Today (May 20) is World Bee Day. How will you be celebrating? Why not resolve to set aside a part of your garden for bees or to leave a small part of the lawn un-mown for wild flowers to thrive?…
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Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Announces Live Summer Events and Enchanted Woodland Trail
Visitors to Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens near Horsham West Sussex can enjoy a summer afternoon of live music, spectacular aerial performances, street theatre, a funfair and food and drink, says estate manager Adam Streeter, and explore a mile-long trail that…
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Survey the UK’s mammals from your garden this year
Public urged to build on positive relationship with nature made during Covid lockdowns For the first time, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is running its Living with Mammals survey throughout all of 2021, starting this week. PTES…
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Funding for green social prescribing helps communities recover from COVID-19
At least 7,500 people will be connected to nature for their health and wellbeing, thanks to 10 innovative green social prescribing projects across the country, funded by cross-partnership Thriving Communities Fund. These projects will seek to unlock the potential of…
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BRITISH ARTISTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR HORATIO’S GARDEN
Over 60 of the UK’s leading artists have donated works to be auctioned online from Saturday 15th – Sunday 30th May 2021 to raise vital funds for Horatio’s Garden, a charity that supports patients, their loved ones and NHS staff…
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Celebrity Gardener Toby Buckland urges us all to “use our gardens for good”
During lockdown many Britons turned to gardening with new-found – or renewed – enthusiasm. Now that coronavirus restrictions are easing in the UK, celebrity gardener and patron of the charity Send a Cow, Toby Buckland, is encouraging us to pay back what we’ve gained from our green spaces this past year – by helping people in Africa who are still at risk in the pandemic, and…
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discover the floral splendour of britain’s greatest palace
It’s National Gardening Week from 26th April – 2nd May. Enjoy a great day out at Blenheim Palace and discover its magical mix of ancient woodland, lakes, formal gardens and ‘Capability’ Brown-landscaped parkland. This year the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage…
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PLANTING HOPE AT LONGFORD CASTLE
Stunning private estate to welcome visitors this June in support of national charity Horatio’s Garden Longford Castle, the private ancestral seat of the Radnor family for over 300 years, built byElizabeth I chief lady-in-waiting, will be opening its spectacular gardens…
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Heligan Wild Week
World Record Breaking Insect Hotel Planned For Cornwall Survival Skills; Foraging; Assault Courses; even Wild Feasting. It’s all happening at The Lost Gardens of Heligan this May Half Term, Saturday 29 May until Sunday 6 June when the Heligan team…
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VISIT The Garden House Virtual Snowdrop Festival
Friday 15th January – Sunday 28th February 2021 The Garden House in Devon is to offer snowdrop lovers across the UK a chance to enjoy one of nature’s most spectacular displays of snowdrops at their first ever Virtual Snowdrop Festival…
