Tuesday, January 4, 2011

BBC Wales Nature blog

BBC Wales Nature blog


Up and down like a yo-yo

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 08:17 AM PST

Well first of all, a very Happy New Year to you all! Most of us ended up with a white Christmas, although no fresh snow fell in Wales on 25 December. We haven't got all the figures in yet but it looks like last month was the coldest in Wales for at least 100 years and for central England, the coldest December since 1890 with a mean temperature of -0.7 Celsius! The central England temperature...

Wild swim

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 03:15 AM PST

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing time, although if family were involved, then I sincerely doubt it! ;) This year I completed my first ever Xmas Day Swim at Coney - the first one to have snow on the ground apparently. I wasn't sure what to expect but came prepared, as any man should for such an occasion - dressed in a penguin outfit... I'd worn wetsuit...

Stargazing in Wales

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:00 PM PST

Find out what you can expect to see in the night skies above Wales over the next few days with Dr Huw Boulton from the National Museum of Wales: In January, the BBC's Stargazing LIVE will link astronomers - both amateur and professional from around the world in a three-day event. There are also plenty of other many activities being organized by local astronomical societies and the...

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