Geography & Environment Category
Postcodes
Any UK, Isle of Man or Channel Island address can be found in the Royal Mail database…
Buckingham Palace
King James I & VI (1566-1625) tried his hand at sericulture on 42 acres in central London…
Hedgehogs
It is not known exactly how many of these spine-backed, small, hibernating mammals there are in the…
Cardiff
Until the Industrial Revolution, Cardiff was just a small town, having a population of only 1,870 in…
The Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is the world’s second largest flood defence system. Without it, the sides of the…
Gardening
A favourite pastime in the UK is gardening, with many considering it a bonus of retirement, when…
Gibraltar
Long ago, Gibraltar, Spain and Morocco were connected but after the Atlantic Ocean flooded into the Mediterranean,…
The English Channel
The English Channel was formed by catastrophic flooding from the direction of the North Sea. This occurred…
The Norfolk Broads
The Norfolk Broads comprise an area of rivers, dykes, streams and lakes in the easternmost part of…
The partition of Ireland
In 1800, Britain and Ireland passed the Acts of Union which abolished the Irish Parliament and put…
The White Horse
Our most famous and oldest chalk-cut hill figure is the White Horse near Uffington. Unlike later equine…
Birmingham
Birmingham is our second biggest city and is geographically just below the centre. It sits on a…