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What could a cull extension mean for the British badger?
Sep 19, 2019
Written by
Abigail Spink
Badger culling is on the rise again this year, with critics claiming it could completely erase the species from a number of areas across the UK
The Gower Peninsula: outstanding beauty in south Wales
Sep 09, 2019
Written by
Rory Walsh
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Rory Walsh visits a mythical monolith in a Welsh beauty spot
In favour of British Sustainabili-tea
Aug 23, 2019
Written by
Abigail Spink
Growing tea in the UK could have a number of environmental benefits, including the reduction of atmospheric carbon levels
Bumble Hole: a Black Country oasis with a mysterious name
Aug 09, 2019
Written by
Rory Walsh
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Rory Walsh visits a unique green space in the Black Country
The British view protected by an Act of Parliament
Jul 05, 2019
Written by
Rory Walsh
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Rory Walsh visits the only view in Britain protected by an Act of Parliament
North Sea cod on brink of collapse
Jul 02, 2019
Written by
Eveline Vouillemin
Leading conservation organisations are calling on the UK government to introduce emergency measures to protect and preserve the declining population of the iconic North Sea cod
Highway to hell: Climbing Devil's Staircase
Jun 18, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole climbs the Devil’s Staircase, the seemingly illogical road in Glencoe, Scotland
Holme Fen: the lowest point in Britain
May 01, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
Laura Cole visits the lowest point in Britain at 2.7 metres below sea level and falling
Cuckmere Haven: White cliffs and World War histories
Apr 11, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits Cuckmere Haven in Sussex, to explore the untold histories of a famous landscape
Todmorden: A beach in the hills
Mar 14, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits a sandy beach at the top of the Southern Pennines
Chester: all roads lead to the Romans
Feb 18, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole visits Chester, following the unusual traces left by the Roman occupation
The Crooked House of Himley
Jan 14, 2019
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain Viewpoint, Laura Cole heads to the Crooked House of Himley, a pub embedded in the Black Country
Walking Bristol’s slave trade
Dec 04, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain Trail, Laura Cole visits Bristol, where the city’s role in the slave trade puts it at the centre of a global debate
South London’s surprising wartime fences
Nov 07, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits Kennington to look at a stretch of fencing that has led a double life
Everyday incarceration: why the UK’s immigration policy ‘feels like abuse’
Oct 19, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
New research demonstrates the harsh reality of UK immigration policy for Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) women seeking asylum and fleeing domestic violence
Discovering the hidden Dungeness
Oct 09, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
On this month's Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole heads to Dungeness, a landscape of extremes on the south coast
Sea and sensibility
Sep 17, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits a lone tower with a surprising purpose
Mountain hare culling spirals out of control
Aug 16, 2018
Written by
Lucy Hodge-Sellers
‘Iconic mammals of the hill’ see populations dwindling in the moorlands of the eastern Highlands
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