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July 2018 merely third warmest
Despite the prolonged heatwave, provisional data from the Met Office suggests that this July has been only the third-warmest in the UK It comes, however, hot on the heels of the UK’s warmest-ever May and its second-warmest June – and…
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Blue tits get foster parents
Next box camera reveals an unusual family of birds in Sterling, Scotland A nest-box camera at The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre in Aberfoyle, near Stirling in Scotland, uncovered an unusual family situation this summer, as a pair of great tits…
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Spectacular show by rare Chinese tree in the UK
Heatwave brings on the blooms of a rare tree that has only previously flowered three times in its 90-year lifetime Emmenopterys henryi, a deciduous tree that’s native to central and south-western China, planted in 1928 at Borde Hill in Haywards…
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September issue now on sale!
It’s been a super sunny summer so far, so as we take another step towards autumn, the Kitchen Garden September issue has new ideas to share. September is traditionally a time for harvesting summer crops of fruit and vegetables and…
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North Lincolnshire park given coveted Green Flag Award
Baysgarth Park in Barton has received top recognition as Keep Britain Tidy gives it the prestigious Green Flag Award Baysgarth Park joins Central Park, Woodlands Memorial Park and Kingsway Gardens in Scunthorpe who have retained their Green Flags this year.…
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Councils urged to adopt pollinator action plans
Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees, after a survey found that only two English…
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RHS to recruit garden water scientist
Gardening charity to help recruit and train first dedicated garden water scientist With this summer set to become one of the hottest and driest to date, the RHS has announced that it is collaborating with Cranfield University to recruit and…
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Heatwave brings bumper year for British flowers
While arable vegetable crops are struggling in the heat, this summer’s heatwave has helped the British flower industry to blossom The Great British Florist has seen its cutting patch and wild meadows produce a bumper crop of flowers, thanks to…
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Gardeners ID best plants for bees
The three flowers most visited by bees are viper’s bugloss, teasel and toadflax, according to gardeners using the new Blooms for Bees app The app, created by scientists from Coventry University, is the only bumblebee-surveying app to record the flower…
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Partnership to Alleviate Food Poverty Crisis
With an estimated three million children at risk of being hungry during the school holidays in the UK this summer, and as food bank usage is reportedly hitting record highs, Miracle-Gro has partnered with FoodCycle to grow and donate fresh…
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New study shows EU pesticide ban is failing to protect suburban bees
Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of neonicotinoid pesticides despite the EU ban say scientists Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the EU ban on…
