The Clydesdale horse
The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse. It is named for its area of origin, the Clydesdale or valley of the River Clyde.
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Sage Gateshead - acoustically impressive concert venue
Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and musical education centre in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne. It opened in December 2004. Designed by renowned architects Foster + Partners, it is home to the Royal Northern Sinfonia, the UK's only full-time chamber orchestra.
Daffodils, a bright British sign of Spring
Eternally associated with the poet Wordsworth, the daffodil is surely some carefully bred exotic species? But no, the well-known garden flower definitely belongs here, and has a native wild ancestor in the UK which is nearly as showy as the garden varieties.
Metro-Land: railway suburbia immortalised by Betjeman
Metro-Land was a promotional name given to an area north-west of London, opened up by the construction in the early 20th century around the stations at the outer end of the Metropolitan Railway (later the Metropolitan Line) of the London Underground. Its significance was further reinforced by a 1973 BBC documentary film that was written and narrated by then Poet Laureate Sir John Betjeman.
Romantically ruined - Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire
One of the most spectacular Scottish vistas is that of Dunnottar Castle at Stonehaven, just south of Aberdeen on Scotland's east coast. It is the epitome of a romantic ruin, high on a spur of rock jutting out into the North Sea.
The small scissor bee - our smallest bee!
Most people can tell the difference between honey bees and bumble bees, but perhaps fewer people are aware of how varied bees in Britain can be. Sometimes that slightly annoying little fly on your plant photos is actually a tiny bee!
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