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If you think you saw fewer butterflies than ever this British summer, you are probably correct: the Big Butterfly Count has recorded its lowest number of common species since records began.

Normally ubiquitous butterflies such as the gatekeeper, comm

We want to create place that draws in the inquisitive and the adventurous, by establishing City Forest Park as a natural space for culture and the arts. At City Forest Park we want to set the stage for something spellbinding to happen.

Standing like

In my local park there is a tree crowned with amber-red haws, big enough to pluck and suck off the flesh. They taste sweet, with a hint of apple – a little mealy but delicious enough.

This is the eastern haw, Crataegus orientalis. It has everything a

William Watson, head groundsman at Hamilton Academical FC, believes that his SISIS Osca has helped the synthetic pitch at the Superseal Stadium stand up to the rigours of an extensive amount of playing time.

William, who started as an apprentice groun

Andrew Myson – head gardener and facilities manager at Trinity Hall in Cambridge, is the proud new owner of the Dennis S500 Plus dual -purpose machine which features both interchangeable spiker and slotter reels.

Founded in 1350, Trinity Hall is the f

Trees believed to have been extinct in Britain have been discovered at the Queen’s official residence in Scotland.

The two 30-metre (98ft) Wentworth elms have been identified in the Queen’s garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse just a stone’s throw f

A mother of two died from sepsis after scratching the back of her hand while she was gardening, her family has revealed.

Lucinda Smith, 43, went to see her GP after feeling pain in her shoulder following the minor scrape, in March last year.

The doct

The National Trust has announced plans to step-up its commitment to heritage horticulture with the launch of its new Heritage Gardening Programme.

The programme will for the first time offer comprehensive training for all of the conservation charity’

John Ledwidge - Grounds Manager for reigning Premier League champions Leicester City, adheres to an ICL structured nutritional programme for both the stadium and the training ground. Outside of the programme, he also relies on a range of ICL products

Hundreds of thousands of people have called on the government to grant legal protection to the UK’s parks, amid growing fears that the green spaces are in danger of being lost.

More than 180,000 people submitted evidence to the communities and local

When you think of the illegal trade in endangered species what do you envisage? Rhino horn? Elephant tusks? Coral maybe?

The world’s media feeds us images of tiger skins, turtle shells, mounds of ivory being burned and rhinos shot and bloodied with t

Research on 179 parks and gardens created by celebrated landscape designer Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown has now been made available to the public at www.parksandgardens.org, thanks to painstaking work by volunteer researchers from the County Gardens T

Garden ponds are playing a role in the spread of deadly frog diseases across the UK, a study suggests.

Ranaviruses can infect amphibians, reptiles and fish. In the UK, they have devastated common frog populations.

This research suggests that the intr

BUILDING supplies group Wolseley is to cut 800 jobs in the UK as it takes drastic action to address tough market conditions.

The group, which has its UK headquarters in Leamington Spa, saw its trading profit fall 18% to £74m.

It will close around 80

A "colossal" wasp nest the size of a "barrel" with a tunnel attached has been found in the attic of a house.

The homeowner near Corby discovered the one-metre wide nest (3.2ft) while renovating the property, which had been empty for two years, as rep

Mike and Paula Warman are proud to announce the upcoming launch of The Landscapers Circle.

This business is a service dedicated to bringing in more customers and more money for landscapers across the UK.

With targeted marketing campaigns, The Landscape

Increasing the area of native woodlands, including the conversion of non-native conifer woodland to native woodland, where appropriate, is an aim of the UK Forestry Standard Guidelines on Biodiversity.

Now a new Research Note from the Forestry Commis

As my family will happily tell you, I am a bit of a hypochondriac. At the first sign of any worrying symptom, I think the worst.

At least I have the self-awareness to know it, and to realise that it’s a tendency that extends to other aspects of my li

Crazy paving is back on the rise throughout the UK. There is now a wide range of choice when it comes to choosing crazy pavers, with both purpose made and recycled varieties available. Although purpose made crazy pavers can provide a great finish, fo

In the first eight months of this year the STIHL Group increased turnover by 5.4 percent to EUR 2.408 billion. This growth was fueled by strong unit sales. Had foreign exchange rates remained at the same level as last year, growth would have been as