Country Life

EVENWOOD is looking a lot brighter and more colourful this summer following the start of a new in-bloom group.Teaching assistants...

DAYS of hard work by volunteers had West Auckland looking immaculate ahead of judging for the Northumbria-in-Bloom competition.It is the...

A TRUST dedicated to preserving upper Teesdale's rare plants has been awarded £222,400.The cash, from the Government's £80 million Green...

Town hall Clock Plant (Adoxa moschatellina) MoschatelTHIS is not an easy plant to find, as it is small and green...

A FLOWER club's first meeting in 18 months was particularly memorable as it coincided with its 50th anniversary.Having been unable...

WETHERIGGS Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre has seen a surge in the number of large animals that have been abandoned,...

Forget-me-nots (Myosotis)The brook that mirrored clear the skyFull well I know the spot;The mouse-ear looked with bright blue eye,And said...

THE foundations of a new eco-centre in Teesdale have been laid.Once completed, the building at Teesdale Conservation Volunteers' (Rotters) base,...

HORSE, cattle and sheep bred in Teesdale have featured highly in this year's Great Yorkshire Show, the first in two...

Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)THE specific name vulgare never seems quite the right one to describe this handsome, imposing plant. Perhaps...