Nature

A Victorian garden is all about romance, elegance, and attention to detail. It reflects the nineteenth-century passion for order and colour whilst celebrating nature’s beauty. (more…)

Known world-wide as being one of the best places to search for and potentially find a wide variety of fossils, the County of Dorset is a big part of the Jurassic Coast.   A World Heritage Site located on the English Channel coast in southern England, the Jurassic Coast stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset.  Spanning…

Being outdoors at any time of the year is good for both the mind and the body. Of course in the winter you will need to make sure that you are wrapped up warm in waterproofs and warm clothing like these fisherman sweaters for men https://www.shamrockgift.com/aran-sweaters/mens-aran-sweaters/ However, there is a lot to see and do in the natural world right…

Rubber is an incredibly versatile material that is used in a variety of industrial applications. It’s used in everything from rubber car tyres to commercial roofing. There are many procedures that rubber goes through to reach its final form. There are two main types of rubber: natural and synthetic. Natural rubber is obtained from rubber trees in nature. The sap…

Native trees first colonised Britain between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago, after the last ice age. The first humans to reach the British Isles brought with them plants and trees that they found useful. This natural selection has continued to influence the trees that are native to Britain. In fact, we now know that the British Isles are home to…

Did you know that some trees, such as the Sandbox tree, produce capsules that explode at 70 metres per second, scattering their seeds up to 100 metres and according to a 1981 Chinese resolution, every citizen over the age of 11 should plant three or five trees every year? Here are some more bizarre tree facts: (more…)