Shared Earth is a new series from the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Natural History Unit which celebrates the natural world and explores what we can all do to help conserve wildlife and habitats and reduce our footprint on the planet
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FridayÌý28 July 2006
Dylan Winter joins a wacky race at the Shell Eco-Marathon
The Bumblebee Sniffer Dog
has a trained springer spaniel which is helping them sniff out bumblebee nests.Ìý The dog was trained by the Army's Defence Animal Centre at Melton Mowbray.Ìý It is the scent of the bumblebee's nest that the dog hones in on.Ìý He'll help the Â鶹ԼÅÄT to find out the populations sizes of the rare bees they're trying to conserve.
The Shell Eco-Marathon UK
More information can be found at the .Ìý Contact details for those interested in taking part in future years:
Shell Eco-Marathon UK
Eco-Marathon Coordinator
Shell Global Solutions Ltd.
PO Box 1
Chester CH1 3SH
Telephone: +44 (0) 151 373 5587Ìý
Email: ecomarathon@shell.com
British Trust for Ornithology's Great Spotted Woodpecker Survey
Online forms can be completed on the or send in information to:
British Trust for Ornithology
The Nunnery
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2PU
Beach Litter
Beachwatch is a nation-wide beach clean-up and litter survey organised by the Marine Conservation Society.Ìý It takes place once every year, over the third weekend of September.Ìý This year's Beachwatch takes place from 16th-17th September.Ìý More information about the problems of beach litter and the Beachwatch Survey can be found onÌýtheÌý or contact the Marine Conservation Society at:
Unit 3, Wolf Business Park,
Alton Road,
Ross-on-Wye,
Herefordshire HR9 5 NBÌýÌýÌýÌý
tel. 01989 566 017
E-mail: info@mcsuk.org
