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6 Things About the UK Today
- Adder - the UK's only venomous snake August 26, 2026The adder is the UK's only venomous (poisonous) snake - although their bites are rare, and hardly ever fatal. A relatively small and broad-set snake, the adder is acclimatised to woodland, heathland and moorland habitats. When spotted, it is often when they are basking in the sunshine!
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson - prolific poet of the Victorian Age August 26, 2026One of the most famous English poets, Lord Alfred Tennyson's career spanned 62 years in a life of 83. Tennyson succeeded William Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850, and he was a source of consolation to Queen Victoria when Prince Albert died in 1861. Of his poem 'In Memoriam', she said 'Next to the Bible, […]
- The lost gardens of Heligan: a Cornish treasure August 26, 2026The lost gardens of Heligan are located near Mevagissey, Cornwall. They are a rediscovered delight, typical of the 19th-century Gardenesque style - a term coined by Scottish botanist John Claudius Loudin, to describe a type of garden design that incorporates both formal and picturesque styles from the past.
- Growing Underground - the subterranean farm below South London August 26, 2026A glimpse, perhaps, of an industrialised farming future lies far below the surface of London. Out of reach from any fresh air and sunlight, the Growing Underground project uses innovative LED lighting to grow produce in a former World War II bomb shelter.
- Redhills - home of the Pitman's Parliament August 26, 2026The Miners’ Hall at Redhills, Durham opened in October 1915 as probably the finest, purpose-built trade union building in Britain. Its debating chamber was known as the "Pitman's Parliament".
- Old Man of Hoy - a Scottish challenge for climbers August 26, 2026The Old Man of Hoy is an impressive tall sea stack rock formation on Hoy, part of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. At 137 metres high, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom, and is formed from Old Red Sandstone. It is regarded as an iconic challenge […]
