Hedgehogs
It is not known exactly how many of these spine-backed, small, hibernating mammals there are in the UK, but the estimate is […]
It is not known exactly how many of these spine-backed, small, hibernating mammals there are in the UK, but the estimate is […]
Until the Industrial Revolution, Cardiff was just a small town, having a population of only 1,870 in 1801 for example. Another eyebrow-raiser […]
The Thames Barrier is the world’s second largest flood defence system. Without it, the sides of the Embankment would have to be […]
A favourite pastime in the UK is gardening, with many considering it a bonus of retirement, when whole days can be spent […]
Long ago, Gibraltar, Spain and Morocco were connected but after the Atlantic Ocean flooded into the Mediterranean, the 9-mile-wide Strait of Gibraltar […]
The English Channel was formed by catastrophic flooding from the direction of the North Sea. This occurred anything from 10,000BC to 3,800BC […]
The Norfolk Broads comprise an area of rivers, dykes, streams and lakes in the easternmost part of England. The city of Norwich […]
In 1800, Britain and Ireland passed the Acts of Union which abolished the Irish Parliament and put Irish MPs and Lords into […]
Our most famous and oldest chalk-cut hill figure is the White Horse near Uffington. Unlike later equine hill figures, this one is […]
Birmingham is our second biggest city and is geographically just below the centre. It sits on a plateau which was once heavily […]
Spaghetti Junction is the nickname for the world’s most complicated motorway intersection. Its official name is the Gravelly Hill Interchange and it […]
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty was formed as a charity in 1895. It is considered globally […]
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