Category: Outdoor Recreation

RSPB and farmers celebrate the completion of Ouse Washes Nature Friendly Zone project

Farmers, conservationists and schoolchildren in The Fens are celebrating the culmination of a three-year project aiming to build closer links between agriculture, wildlife and communities. The Ouse Washes Nature Friendly Zone is a landscape partnership which brought together 12 Fenland farmers, whose combined land covers 4,000 hectares in an area encompassing the borders between Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

Marathon runner’s death exposes cheating in China

The death of a runner in a half marathon in China’s southeastern city of Xiamen this month has highlighted an unexpected form of cheating. The death of a runner in the half marathon in Xiamen, revealed he had been running for the registered competitor, who has now been banned for life When a runner suffered a heart attack and collapsed 4.5 kilometres from the finish line, at first it seemed like a tragic death.

6 Best Beach Hotels in Bora Bora

If you’re going to travel all the way to Bora Bora, you’re probably going to want to stay directly on one of its insanely beautiful beaches . The Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora has 115 overwater and beachfront bungalows, each beautifully appointed with luxe Polynesian decor and great amenities like Nespresso machines and free minibars.

Norman the booby bird flown home to Caribbean after unscheduled UK stay

A tropical bird found washed up on a British beach has been flown 5,000 miles home to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean in time for Christmas after being nursed back to health. The red-footed booby bird was discovered underweight and dehydrated on a pebble beach at St Leonards-on-Sea, near Hastings in East Sussex, on September 4. The bird, nicknamed Norman, underwent intensive care at the RSPCA’s Mallydams Wood wildlife centre where he spent time under a heat lamp to ward off the cold and ate sprats to build up his strength.