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NATURE ON YOUR DOORSTEP!
The RSPB has launched Nature on Your Doorstep, a project designed to inspire and advise everyone on how to turn their outdoor spaces into havens for wildlife – whether it be a garden, balcony, yard, or community green space. This…
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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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‘For Peat’s Sake’
‘For Peat’s Sake’ campaigner Garden Organic is asking gardeners to complete a simple survey about their attitudes and habits regarding the use of peat in compost. The results of the survey will help them better understand how and why gardeners…
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Podcast 98 – The April 2021 Audio Edition of Kitchen Garden Magazine
Things are looking up in the natural world… and the world in general! So with spring and summer thoughts in mind, let’s delve into the audio edition of the April KG for some well-deserved gardening therapy to see us through.…
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How to start a new plot – From Lawn to Veg Plot
Starting to grow your own vegetables is an exciting project but can seem a bit overwhelming at first. The best way is to start small and keep adding more areas and crops as you build up confidence.
