7 h. ago Exact length your grass should be in summer to keep it healthy and green all year round

Experts shared the exact length your lawn should be cut to in order for it to stay healthy and green all year round

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3 d. ago Why are some of Britain’s ancient woodlands failing to regenerate?

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hopeTo the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.But for a number of years, it has been clear to Bruno Ladvocat and Rachel Mailes that something is missing. In 2022, Ladvocat, Mailes and their research team from Birmingham University were out sampling when they noticed that the small trees that typically cover the woodland floor were increasingly hard to find. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago In some UK woodlands, every young tree has died. What’s going wrong?

With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hopeTo the untrained eye, Monks Wood looks healthy and lush in the summer sun. Hundreds of butterflies dance on the edge of footpaths in the ancient Cambridgeshire woodland, which is rich with ash, maple and oak trees. Birds flit through the hedgerows as they feed. A fox ambles through a forest clearing, before disappearing into long grass.But for a number of years, it has been clear to Bruno Ladvocat and Rachel Mailes that something is missing. In 2022, Ladvocat, Mailes and their research team from Birmingham University were out sampling when they noticed that the small trees that typically cover the woodland floor were increasingly hard to find. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gardeners urged to ditch one task this July for a healthy, lush lawn

Going a month without doing this task can help your lawn and also the local wildlife, and the bees

Society

1 week ago Experts reveal eight ways to avoid colds and bugs this summer

Here are a few tips to help you and your loved ones stay healthy and illness-free this summer.

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1 week ago Don’t get sick at the airport this summer: Here’s five tips for staying healthy

A record number of travelers are expected to fly this Fourth of July weekend — and there are easy precautions you can take to avoid picking up a virus

Society

2 w. ago This is exactly what you have to do to lose half a stone in just two weeks

What if I told you the 'holiday half stone' is not an inevitable consequence of eating well abroad? That you can sample the tastiest foreign dishes and still fit into your shorts once you get home.

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3 w. ago Dame Kelly Holmes on why summer is a great time to get fit and healthy, whatever your age

The double Olympic gold medallist tells Lisa Salmon now is the time to get active to reap both physical and mental benefits.

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