Category Archives: Animals & Nature
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People who enjoy the outdoors – and don’t mind mucking in with its upkeep – are invited to help out at a volunteer work day on the River Soar in Loughborough. The work, taking place on Wednesday 16 March 2011 from 10am to 2pm, will focus around Bishops Meadow Lock just outside Loughborough and will [...]
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Saturday and Sunday 5th and 6th March 2011, these little piggies are coming to Great Central Railway. Join Peppa and her little brother George for an exciting day out for all the family. This is the second time that Peppa has come to the railway and she loved it so much that this time she’s [...]
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Christmas may mean holly and mistletoe for some but for one nurseryman from Leicestershire it always means poinsettias and this year (2010) is no exception. Jamie Downes, Nursery Manager at Woodlands Nursery & Garden Centre on Ashby Road in Stapleton near Hinckley, will be offering tours around the poinsettia nursery on Tuesday, November 16. Jamie [...]
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This morning we received some updated news and pictures from our friends at Twinlakes Park, Melton Mowbray. Lilly ‘the not so lonely Meerket’ is now the proud mum of quadruplets born on the 11th July 2010, nicknamed by staff at family theme park – Eeny, Meeny, Miney and Stumpy-Mo. You may or may not know [...]
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Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who entered the Space Centre, Twycross Zoo and Wistow Maze competitions in the last issue of the What Can We Do Today magazine. We had loads of entries for the competitions, and have especially enjoyed looking at all the coloured in Wistow Maze pictures. Many thanks go to [...]
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This summer, the Rocket Tower at the award winning National Space Centre will be climbing new heights as the most exciting development in the Centre’s nine year history launches: Space Race. Space Race will coincide with the leading Leicester tourist attraction welcoming its 2 millionth visitor. It is the culmination of over two years of [...]
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Twycross Zoo is one of Britain’s major zoos and is home to over 1000 animals of 200 different species, most of which are extremely rare in the wild. With the largest collection of primate species in the western world, Twycross Zoo is also known as the World Primate Centre. It is the only zoo in [...]
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The Waterways Trust Appeal 2010
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The Waterways Trust is raising money to improve habitats for waterway birds improvements including: installing special nest boxes for grey wagtails nesting near lock gates preserving perches and providing nesting tunnels for kingfishers providing precious reed bed habitat alongside canals and in reservoirs for threatened birds such as the bittern and reed bunting installing wooden [...]
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Are you an otter spotter or a kingfisher counter? British Waterways – guardian of the nation’s canals and rivers – is inviting nature lovers of all ages to visit Leicestershire’s local canals, rivers and reservoirs and tell us what creatures they see there. This year’s survey will focus on the splendid regent of the waterways [...]
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Enjoy a great day out exploring one of the country’s largest maize mazes. Set in 8 acres of living maize crop with 3 miles of paths to navigate and explore, it’s great exercise for mind and body and enjoyed by children and adults alike. Follow the fun quiz trail and collect hidden clues whilst you [...]
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