The Snowdrop Festival, Shepton Mallet
The Somerset town of Shepton Mallet enlivens the quiet, dark days of mid February with an annual Snowdrop Festival in honour of James Allen, "the snowdrop king".
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A Yorkshire fairy story brought fame to Cottingley
Do you believe in fairies? If you'd been around in 1917, you may well have done. A lot of people did, particularly those in Cottingley, a village in West Yorkshire, between Shipley and Bingley. It is known for the Cottingley Fairies, which appeared in a series of convincing photographs taken there during that year.
The interesting Dunnock - don't call it a sparrow
If you see a quiet little brown bird hopping about in the garden - don't assume that it's a Sparrow. It may be a Dunnock, a common but unobtrusive British garden bird with an unusual sex life.
The Princes in the Tower - victims of royal ambition
You've probably heard the story of the Princes in the Tower, two little boys who were imprisoned in the Tower of London at the end of the 15th century, and then vanished. But why were they imprisoned, and who were they? Perhaps predictably, they were victims of a royal power struggle.
Lilac - adding fragrance to British hedgerows and gardens since the 1500s
One of the delights of late spring is the scent of lilacs - an aroma that carries and lets you know lilacs are nearby even when you can't see the bushes or small trees.
Whalley Viaduct - elegant engineering
This is a magnificent 48-span railway viaduct, crossing the River Calder close to the border of Lancashire and Yorkshire. It was built between 1846 and 1850 in a combination of red and blue bricks.
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