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An amateur naturalist says she was "very excited" to find a rare giant beetle in her garden.

The European rhinoceros beetle was found by Angie Hill in Martley, Worcestershire.

Conservation trust Buglife identified the beetle from a photo Ms Hill sent

wp>Today, the RHS announces the launch of the world’s first global online gardening for wildlife course- to educate people on planting and creating attractive habitats for wildlife in their gardens. The course is bookable from September 7 via both Th

Gardeners will be able to get a wealth of advice and inspiration for growing fruit and vegetables at the Wakehurst Seed Festival being held at Wakehurst Place, the country estate of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex on

A month ahead of changes to first aid regulations, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance to help businesses put in place appropriate arrangements for the provision of first aid.

From 1 October 2013, the Health and Safety (First

Provisional Met Office statistics for this summer (June, July and August) show that this year has seen the warmest, driest and sunniest summer since 2006.

However, it's not a record breaker on any front.

These early figures take observations from 1 J

Here is a quick collection of recent articles that may prove interesting.

Climate change 'driving spread of crop pests'
Climate change is helping pests and diseases that attack crops to spread around the world, a study suggests.

Gardens: five ways to

Marshalls plc, the specialist Landscape Products Group, announces its half year trading results for the period ended 30 June 2013.

Financial Highlights

• Profit before tax up 15% to £8.0 million (2012: £7.0 million) reflecting improved second quarter

Following close work with trade body Confor, the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) will shortly begin issuing a new document to British timber growers to demonstrate that they are complying with the new European Union Timber Regul

A report by Pesticides Action Network UK claims that as much as 46% of the food we consume contains residues of one or more pesticides.

The group says this figure has increased every year and has almost doubled since 2003 when it was just 25%.

The fo

Horsmonden Primary School in Kent has transformed their playground with a new Complete Safety Play surface – a new product and service brought to you by Complete Weed Control, the UK’s leading specialist contract service for the eradication of all pr

A case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in Leicestershire, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Leicestershire is the 14th county in England where Chalara has been discovered in the wider environment, earlier

There are some atmospheric and inspiring photographs amongst the winning entries in the Woodland Trust photography competition 2013.

The overall winner was a small cabin surrounded by bluebells, with the mists of Cumbria and a bubbling stream in Corn

Synthetic surface maintenance specialists Replay Maintenance, who are celebrating after announcing their partnership with the five County Football Associations residing in the East Midlands, have appointed Fusion Media (Europe) as their corporate com

White Horse Contractors, one of the UK’s leading natural and artificial sportsground contractors, has announced the appointment of Fusion Media (Europe) to handle all corporate communications.

Gary Kneller, Managing Director at White Horse, comments:

Leading natural and artificial sports ground contractors, White Horse Contractors, has continued its policy of heavily investing in specialised plant and machinery with the purchase of a GKB Drainmaster and 2.2m heavy duty disc seeder from sportsturf

“I am a woman in the Autumn of her life. I recently married Terry, the chairman of our local amateur dramatics society. As this is a marriage intended solely for companionship, romantic relations are of no consequence to me – his oily skin and thick

As one of the UK’s leading artificial pitch maintenance providers, Replay Maintenance recognises the importance of specialist maintenance to aid safe and enjoyable play as well as prolonging the longevity of the surface. Here, Nick Harris, Business D

The next round of the Dennis and SISIS bowling green maintenance seminars has been announced, with the company heading to Currie Bowling Club, Near Edinburgh on 1st October before moving on to Cardonald Bowling Club in Glasgow on 2nd October.

The huge

A new project to help scientists identify species of ash tree that are resistant to Chalara fraxinea or 'dieback' has been launched by the University of East Anglia.

Members of the public are being called on to monitor the long-term health of ash tre

What is believed to be the UK's largest living wall has been created on the side of the Palace hotel, Victoria, in London.

Measuring 350 square metres and made up from more than 10,000 ferns, herbaceous plants and 16 tonnes of soil, the liv