Robin Hood’s Bay’s fishy collection box is included as one of the quirkiest listed structures in England in Historic England’s recent post. Historic England are asking people to help them collect local knowledge and images of the country’s listed structures. The history of our land and its people is marked in the fabric of England’s buildings and places. […]
Category: This and that
I’m delighted to be able to feature another guest post, this by Sharon O’Neill. Sharon is a photographer and curator. Her work and research explores ‘the ordinary and unexceptional’ but shows how, when we take time to pause, we can find the exceptional in ordinary lives and settings. Full details of The Blueprint for Living exhibition and […]
via Leslie Martin and the Fitzhugh Estate, Wandsworth: ‘A Blueprint for Living’ — Municipal Dreams

Rose- picture by Anne Doherty
This animated spiral portrays the simulated changes in the global averaged monthly air temperature from 1850 through 2100 relative to the 1850 – 1900 average. The temperature data are from Community Climate System (CCSM4) global climate model maintained by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The simulation is for the IPCC Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 […]
via Simulated Global Temperature Change–Updated — GarryRogers Nature Conservation

Passion flower- picture by Bob Phillips
By Alice Marks As meteorologists report that the El Niño Southern Oscillation is ending and a La Niña may be developing, spare a thought for smallholder farmers. Erratic rainfall, short growing seasons, prolonged droughts and flooding mean that crop yields suffer, and so do the livelihoods of those who rely on farming as their main […]

White Azalea- picture by Ellen Zillin
Find out which tasks you need to do to keep your own garden looking great and take a peek at what Winterbourne has to offer this month……..

Cowslips -picture by Maria Rhoades
For the gardener, spring is about plants returning to active growth from their winter dormancy. The earliest plants to do so inspire a special jolt of happiness.












