Geography & Environment Category
Wave energy
Britain is surrounded by the natural resource of the sea, making the possibility of producing electricity from…
The Lake District
The Lake District is in Cumbria and is a World Heritage Site. It is the second largest…
Robin redbreast
The little robin is the national bird of the UK and has won this status for being…
UK commercial airports
There are almost 150 airports in the UK, of which 60 accommodate scheduled passenger airlines. The world’s…
Seals common to Britain
There are two types of seal found close to the British coastlines ~ the grey seal (or…
The concrete cows of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, was designated as a ‘New Town’ in 1967. Among the projects that…
Downing Street
Downing Street, in Westminster, is very close to the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and New Scotland…
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is the name given to a group of mountains in North Wales, the tallest of which…
London Eye
The London Eye has become one of the must-see tourist attractions in the English capital. It was…
British Summer Time
British Summer Time (BST) was an idea put forward by a wealthy businessman in Kent ~ William…
Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol was initially designed by the celebrated engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in…
Ulster planters
In its empire-building phase of the sixteenth century, England took control of its neighbour, Ireland. When King…