Wherever you are in England, you’re never more than 70 or 80 miles from the coast (tops for the most central place are a couple of villages in Leicestershire and Derbyshire – there are friendly debates!) So even if you don’t walk a coast itself, you can walk towards the coast in a few days…
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why are beaches sandy or pebbly?
Iris Clelford No matter where you live in England, you’re never more than 80 miles or so from the sea (the two counties furthest from the sea are Derbyshire and Leicestershire). But have you ever wondered why some of our beaches are sandy and some are pebbly? There are actually reasons for this. Let’s find…
protect night skies to help wildlife
Jo Grundy Night skies are where we can look up at the stars, rather than endless street lamps, neon signs, sports stadium floodlights, billboards, car park light and glass building lights. 80% of people now live under ‘skyglow’ (with 99% of people in Europe and the US not enjoying a night sky). Lit areas to…
a guide to the Cotswolds, naturally
Lorna Thompson The Cotswolds is a beautiful area of countryside and honey-coloured stone buildings (a mix of Jurassic limestone with fossilised sea urchins), situated near the floral town of Cheltenham (Gloucestershire). There are so many stone walls that they would be longer than the Great Wall of China, if you laid them out. Known for…