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A Walk in Macclesfield Forest
The first walk of Spring is always special, especially after a difficult spell.
by frankbeswick
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The first walk of Spring is always special, especially after a difficult spell.
by frankbeswick
While most people know Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont only as an author of Beauty and the Beast, she actually created a huge volume of fictional and non-fictional works.
by Tolovaj
Amy Stewart has excelled herself in this erudite, well-written specialist work.
by frankbeswick
The Landmarks of Britain coin series is a short, easily collected coin series of beautiful coins.
Fall is a special time in the garden, a mellow season when we can savour what is left of our crops and prepare for next year.
by frankbeswick
The author journeyed through England, climbing the height of Mount Everest in twelve days.
by frankbeswick
Purifying the polluted waters of the Humber Estuary requires working with nature
by frankbeswick
When you discover that the person who walked past you is already dead you get quite a surprise
by frankbeswick
The Dolomites provide opportunities for those who love to walk in lovely countryside.
by frankbeswick
The famous author's house has been restored not as a museum but as a family house where you feel that the family have just gone outside. And that is exactly what it feels like!
by Veronica
When Bubonic Plague struck London in 1665, only one other place outside London caught the plague and that was 161 miles away, the sleepy, tiny village of Eyam. How?
by Veronica
A huge part of Web traffic goes through images. How to optimize pictures and photos of the articles so search bots would understand them best?
by Tolovaj
Swans were brought to Ireland by the Normans in 12th C and even today swans are strictly and rigorously protected there. Is this because of one of Ireland's most famous myths?
by Veronica
There are much welcome plans to plant a stretch of forested lands from coast to coast in Britain.
by frankbeswick
Thomas Pakenham's book, The Company of Trees, makes an interesting and informative read.
by frankbeswick
I spent a day working on the National Vegetable Society stall at the Tattton Flower Show, where I had a lovely day in the marquee for plant societies and heritage.
by frankbeswick
How Carlos Magdalena, nicknamed the Plant Messiah, saved a critically endangered species from extinction.
by frankbeswick
Elwin Schumacher, a quiet but intellectually potent economist,revolutionized thought and proposed an economics linked to ethics and commitment to the environment.
by frankbeswick