Big Ben in the rain England has its fair share of rainy days, but what is rain, what’s the difference between drizzle and a downpour, what’s a rainbow and what causes flash floods? By the end of this post, you’ll be an expert on rain, so there’ll be no excuse to indulge in our favourite…
seasons
learn all about winter snow
Guy Warner We have quite a bit of snow in England (it’s the warm Gulf Stream that stops us having guaranteed winter snow, like Scandinavia). And although it snows more in January and February in England, we do have more than 50% chance of it snowing on Christmas Day. Snow is not white. It’s translucent,…
read signs from the weather
The Secret World of Weather is a landmark book that goes beyond the forecast, to change our very idea of what weather is. The weather does not just blanket an area: it changes as you walk through the woods, or turn down a street. You’ll discover distinct micro-climates on opposite sides of a tree –…
a quick guide to seasonal produce
Eating seasonally means you find good local organic food that tastes better, costs less and supports our local farmers. It also means less lorries trundling along our motorways, delivering food from central distribution houses to major supermarkets. A lot of food that we can grow ourselves (apples, potatoes, tomatoes) are imported from Belgium, The Netherlands,…