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email this page to a friendWoodland Trust launches Ancient Woodland management guide
Friday 11 DecemberTHE Woodland Trust has produced a management guide for landowners to help them look after our most precious natural heirlooms.
Eco houses for Bedale
Friday 11 DecemberAN innovative project to make all new housing in Bedale ‘eco-friendly’ won top marks in a recent school competition.
Shop local for Xmas, says CLA
Thursday 10 DecemberCOUNTRY folk are being urged to use local shops and buy locally produced food this Christmas rather than spend there money are the major supermarkets or city centre stores.
More folk discovering Dalby Forest!
Thursday 10 DecemberNEW cycle trails and the Go-Ape high wire course have helped boost visitor numbers to Dalby Forest, according to new figures from the Forestry Commission.
Welcome back the right wagtail
Wednesday 9 DecemberEVEN experienced bird watchers can sometimes mistake the identities of the three different species of wagtails that might visit their gardens.
Green fingered children awarded a prestigious Green Flag
Wednesday 9 DecemberGREEN fingered children who have transformed an overgrown field into a nature reserve have received national recognition.
Defra officials face-to-face with hill farmers
Tuesday 8 DecemberOFFICIALS from the environment department Defra and its countryside quango Natural England, often criticised for their lack of understanding of the hardships of hill farming, have been given a face-the-farmers tour in some of the remotest areas of Northern England.
Small-scale green energy schemes could generate more electricity than two nuclear power stations
Tuesday 8 DecemberSMALL-scale renewable electricity schemes could generate more than twice the output of Sizewell B nuclear power station by 2020 if Ministers improve the proposed Clean Energy Cash-back scheme.
Hedgerows: putting right the past
Monday 7 DecemberA NEW interactive microsite has been launched to help school children understand the importance of hedgerows as a vital habitat for wildlife
Deer management guidance will help woodland management, says the CLA
Monday 7 DecemberTHE CLA last week (Wednesday, 2 December) hosted the launch of the Deer Initiative’s Best Practice Guidance at its headquarters in London.