Staithes - where Captain Cook fell in love with the sea
Clinging to a hillside, Staithes has winding cobbled streets and pretty cottages. This North Yorkshire seaside resort, 10 miles from Whitby, is the quintessential charming fishing village.
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The London Array
The London Array, in the Thames Estuary, was, until recently, the world’s largest offshore wind farm - but could have been even bigger if it wasn't for some inconvenient birds.
The Moorhen - happy in your local pond
The common moorhen, a distinctive aquatic bird, is an interesting resident of most local parks, often to be found enjoying the water's edge.
Travelling Fairs - a very British tradition
Travelling fairs are a British tradition, the majority tracing their ancestry back to charters and privileges granted in the Medieval period. They have provided a focus for local leisure activity on places like village greens for hundreds of years.
Cinnabar moths and Ragwort - a colourful combination
The Cinnabar is a particularly attractive British moth, brightly coloured with red and black markings, and unlike many other moths, active in the daytime. Its caterpillars are equally distinctive and dependent on the ragwort plant - a bright yellow weed often persecuted as a threat to horses and cattle.
Nipper - the dog who made his mark on the music industry
Nipper was a dog from Bristol who served as the model for one of the world's best-known trademarks: the dog-and-gramophone used by electronic recording companies HMV and EMI.
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