
How to check how clean the sea is before swimming
A guide to checking sea water quality in the UK, including official ratings, sewage spill alerts, Blue Flag beaches and local testing efforts in Devon and Cornwall.
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A guide to checking sea water quality in the UK, including official ratings, sewage spill alerts, Blue Flag beaches and local testing efforts in Devon and Cornwall.
6 min readA National Trust ranger says a campfire almost certainly sparked a five-day blaze at Headon Warren on the Isle of Wight, damaging nine hectares of rare habitat.
6 min readGreat Comp Garden in Kent says it hosts 16 butterfly species, about 25% of the UK's total, and has become a successful micro-reserve as overall butterfly numbers fall.
2 min readCounty Tyrone conservationists say they are making progress against giant hogweed, while anglers and a runner describe painful burns caused by the invasive plant.
6 min readTen butterfly species, including the small skipper, have been spotted in a Hull city centre meadow near St Stephen's Shopping Centre.
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