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Advertisement Up to three inches of snow fell in parts of the UK today and left some rural villages cut off after the Met Office warned of road closures and power cuts.  Drivers described horrendous conditions on Britains roads as the wintry weather hit the Home Counties in the early hours and forecasters are now predicting snow will be replaced with torrential rain across the UK next week, as temperatures rise.  A Met Office forecaster said: Atlantic low-pressure systems are expected to cr...

Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently. Melksham: Sue Spurrier of 48 Longford Road has been granted planning permission to build a single-storey side extension at her property. Chirton: A planning bid for a new agricultural access at Manor Farm has been refused. Future Farm UK Pty Ltd, who made the bid, was turned down by the councils planning officers because the creation of the new access would “act to vi...

Almost one in ten butterfly species extinct in the UK due to lost wildflower meadows Of the species currently found in the UK, 20 are declining, 21 are stable, and nine are growing in number 11 January 2021 • 8:00pm A male marsh fritillary, one of the most threatened butterfly species in the UK and Europe,  on a purple orchid in the Cotswolds.  Almost one in ten British butterfly species has become extinct due to meadow destruction, scientists have warned in a new study. Eight per cent of s...

Since 1976, overall butterfly numbers have declined by around 50 per cent One of the key issues is meadow destruction, meaning butterflies lose their key food sources and breeding grounds Butterflies are without a doubt one of the most beautiful insects in the UK, but a worrying new study has found that their numbers are dwindling. The research reveals that the UK butterfly population has been cut in half over the past 45 years. ADVERTISEMENT Worryingly, almost one in ten British butterfly spec...

MBR 0shares The best new trails, biggest pump tracks and freshest rebuilds for the year ahead - global pandemic permitting of course! The best new trails, biggest pump tracks and freshest rebuilds for the year ahead – global pandemic permitting of course! Forest of Dean, Dyfi Bike Park, Edenbrook Country Park, BikePark Wales and King Alfred’s Way. 1. Verderer’s Trail, Forest Of Dean This year, 2021, the Verderer’s Trail at the Forest of Dean celebrates its 10 y...

Controversial plan recommended for approval at next Wednesdays meeting

The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter had Marlboroughs own top astronomer peering excitedly through the 10-inch lens of a Victorian telescope at the Blackett Observatory. "All four Galilean moons of Jupiter were clearly visible and Saturns moon, Titan, became visible as the sky darkened," reported Charles Barclay from the dome nestled in the middle of the playing fields of Marlborough College. Great conjunctions happen when Jupiter, which laps the sun in a shade under 12 years, and ...

Willem Buttinger Published: 11:16 AM January 7, 2021    The barbastelle bats natural habitat could be disrupted if the new Western Link is built - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Norfolk Climate Change Conference organiser Willem Buttinger is alarmed at a proposed road to the west of Norwich An invitation arrived in my inbox to a webinar on December 8, called Nature Discovery of the Year, on the route of the Wensum Link. What was all the fuss about? Being a fairly new resident to Norfolk, th...

Walkers and cyclists descend on National Trust nature reserve Box Hill in Surrey this afternoon  Car park overflows amid concerns area is becoming overcrowded during third national lockdown Local residents are concerned about huge number of cars in area and people not socially distancing Fears visitors are infecting locals with Covid-19 in an area that has so far escaped relatively unscathed

Sungrove Farm in East End recommended for approval Proposed development will go before council on January 13 Jonathan Ashby  ); PLANS to build a commercial garden centre-style development in East End have been recommended for approval. Emily von Opel is planning to demolish a 1980s farmhouse on Sungrove Farm and construct a new building, housing a farm and gift shop, bakery, plant nursery, café and education space. The scheme will go before Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council development c...