Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Skomer Island, just off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, is known both as a wonderful refuge for marine birds and for its archaeological interest, with stone circles, standing stones and the remains of prehistoric houses.
Queen Street Mill, a former weaving mill in Harle Syke near Burnley, is the world's only surviving operational steam-driven weaving shed, with its looms intact. It is a Grade I listed building, and has been maintained as a working textile museum since it closed as a commercial proposition in 1982. After a three-year closure due to spending cuts, the mill reopened in 2019, but has also subsequently been hit by the pandemic restrictions.
The tiny Scottish island of Iona is thought to be the first Christian site in Scotland and was the burial place of many early Scottish kings including Macbeth. The late Labour Party leader John Smith was also buried here in the Abbey cemetery in 1994.
One of the most spectacular waterfalls in England, located at Forest-in-Teesdale, County Durham.
The view from Richmond Hill in west London is the only view in England to be protected by an Act of Parliament. Since the late 17th century, artists have been attracted by the panoramic prospect of the meandering River Thames, verdant woods and meadows offered by this elevated position.
The pied wagtail is a familiar and common bird throughout Britain. Its black-and-white markings and long, wagging tail make it easy to identify as it hops across the road or lawn.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.