The Tropics: 5 Interesting Facts And More Each year on the 29th of June the International Day of the Tropics is celebrated, a day which shines a light on the challenges and opportunities faced by tropical nations across the world. Like the rest of the world but to a...
Have you ever wondered what El Niño is? No, it’s not a little-known actor you may have heard of, but rather a naturally occurring climate pattern, which is linked to the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is...
This May, Go Ape will introduce a number of brand-new sessions for home-schooled children to experience adventure and discover the outdoors. Who Are Go Ape? Go Ape are a Learning Outside of the Classroom (LOTC), School Travel Award (STA) winning and Gold RoSPA Leisure...
As the nights draw in and we move headlong into autumn, there is nothing like curling up with a good book. This time of year is very popular for books to be published – particularly in the run-up to Christmas, when booksellers hope to make money on lots of titles. But...
Cats and dogs are undisputably the most popular pets in the UK: 24% of UK adults own a cat and 27% of UK adults own a dog. Have you ever wondered, though, how these animals came to be favoured, tamed and trained as pets to live alongside us? Although there is general...
Celebrating The UK’s Allotments With an estimated 1 in 8 of the UK population having no access to a garden, allotments provide a wonderful way to connect with nature and grow fruit, flowers and vegetables in a community space shared with others. So valued are they,...
