UK commercial airports
There are almost 150 airports in the UK, of which 60 accommodate scheduled passenger airlines. The world’s oldest commercial airfield is at […]
Category: Geography & Environment
Seals common to Britain
There are two types of seal found close to the British coastlines ~ the grey seal (or horsehead seal) and the harbour […]
The concrete cows of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England, was designated as a ‘New Town’ in 1967. Among the projects that this inspired was the 1978 […]
Downing Street
Downing Street, in Westminster, is very close to the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and New Scotland Yard. The original houses are […]
Snowdonia
Snowdonia is the name given to a group of mountains in north-west Wales, the tallest of which is the 3,560ft high Mount […]
The London Eye
The London Eye has become one of the must-see tourist attractions in the English capital. It was built for the new millenium […]
British Summer Time
British Summer Time (BST) was an idea put forward by a wealthy businessman in Kent ~ William Willett (1856-1915) ~ who produced […]
Clifton Suspension Bridge
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol was initially designed by the celebrated engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, in 1830, when Brunel was only […]
Ulster planters
In its empire-building phase of the sixteenth century, England took control of its neighbour, Ireland. When King James VI of Scotland also […]
Smart motorways
The first motorway in Britain was opened in 1959 and since then, the country has seen more motorways and more traffic than […]
Wildlife Aid Foundation
In Britain, we like to think of ourselves as ‘animal lovers’ and there are many organisations that are devoted to the care […]
Red squirrels
The red squirrel is native to the UK, going back thousands of years, but its numbers are now a small percentage of […]