Newby Hall Easter Fun Weekend

March 2, 2010

Newby Hall in North Yorkshire will be hosting their annual Easter Fun Day weekend this Sunday and Monday. The event allows kids (of all ages!) to follow a specially themed Easter trail, meeting characters who will give them clues to the location of the Newby treasure! As well as the treasure hunt there will also be face painting, egg painting, reading from children’s authors and the opportunity to have your photo taken at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, with the added option of having your picture turned into a postcard – so at least you’ll have proof!

Less festive attractions include live music, a local arts and crafts exhibition, miniature train rides, beautiful open gardens, an adventure playground, woodland walks and the hall itself which will be open for refreshments along with the opportunity to explore the beautifully restored  interior.

Gates open at 11am and close at 4pm on both days. For more information, including directions and ticket prices then please click here to visit Newby Hall’s website.

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”Celtic crop circle” is Cornwall”s latest attraction

March 2, 2010

A new crop circle in the fishing port of Looe is the latest attraction that could encourage people to book Cornwall holidays.

According to the Telegraph, the piece is the work of Caroline Petherick, who has described it as "a gentle pleasure for people to enjoy".

She arranged the 60-foot wide "seven-fold labyrinth" at a cost of £500, moving 14 tonnes of soil and grass over a two-week period in order to complete the design.

It is located on the cliffs above the port and Ms Petherick told the news source that she picked the location due to the quartz and slate stone found in the area, after finding the intersection of two "energy lines" using divining rods.

The "crop circle with a Celtic twist", as Ms Petherick has described it, is located on the South West Coast Path National Trail, which runs for 630 miles between Minehead and Poole Harbour in Dorset.

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”Exotic” birds descend on Norfolk

March 2, 2010

People going on a Norfolk holiday could spot a number of exotic birds on their travels.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) has revealed that during the second week of February, two flocks of waxwings arrived in the county, which may have been seen by those staying at Norfolk holiday cottages.

This follows on from a sighting in early January of a single waxwing close to Norwich train station.

According to the trust, the exotic-looking birds can be spotted by the small red tips at the end of the feathers on their wings.

While there is an online gallery for people to look at, the organisations wants individuals including those staying at Norfolk holiday cottages to take their own pictures of the creatures.

"They quite often visit gardens – even in the very middle of towns and cities where they are indifferent to people and traffic – and can be observed at close quarters," explained David North, education manager at NWT.

NWT claims to be the oldest wildlife trust in the country, providing the "blue print" for the rest of the UK to follow regarding nature conservation.

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Dorset’s underwater wildlife revealed

March 2, 2010

New photographs have helped reveal the marine wildlife people can expect to see if they go diving while enjoying a Dorset holiday.

Volunteer divers have taken a series of underwater snaps capturing the various different species that live below the waves of the county’s coastline, the BBC reports.

The images were produced for the Dorset Seasearch Underwater Photography Competition, which was organised by the Dorset Wildlife Trust, the county’s largest conservation charity with over 25,000 members.

Nick Owen, who regularly takes part in the Seasearch project – which aims to catalogue underwater wildlife with photos and notes – won the competition with his picture of a solitary hydrois – or a polyp on a tall stem.

Kathryn Dawson of the Dorset Wildlife Trust was quoted by the news source as saying that the pictures have helped reveal the “beauty” that can be found just off Dorset’s coast.

“You don’t have to go abroad to see great marine wildlife, it’s right here in Dorset,” she remarked.

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