Shows & events
Get your popcorn and your tissues ready because this Monday Bill Oddie and the team are back for Springwatch 2007. This year's show is based on an organic farm in Devon where Bill and Kate will be bringing us live footage of swallows, kingfishers, barn owls, badgers and other cuddly creatures. Simon King will be on Islay where he will be watching everything from majestic golden eagles to little furry bunnies. There will also be a chance to meet a family of urban foxes from Glasgow and see the trials and tribulations of being a small creature living in a big city. A real live wildlife soap opera that will leave the likes of Eastenders and Corrie in it's dust.
Related: Bill Oddie's tasty bird food recipes | RSPB Wildlife Explorers
Events and happenings
If you're into yoga then you should head down to Thorngrove House in Gillingham, Dorset from 29th May to 3rd June for the Great British Yoga Festival. Over the six days you can eat, sleep and breathe yoga. Attend classes with world renowned instructors to improve your yogic skills, enjoy healthy organic food, chill out with meditation sessions and let your hair down with Yogi musicians. The whole family can attend the festival, with specific events targeted at children. It's a residential festival and prices include accommodation and meals. A private room will cost you £465 or share in a dorm for £430.
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Shows & events
The bank holiday weekend is almost here, and with it comes the usual mad rush out of the city and into the countryside. To me it conjures up images of slow moving traffic, bored children and irritated parents. How about a different day out this bank holiday? Why not take the train to Yalding and spend the day at Yalding Gardens in Kent.
Garden Organic Yalding is set in five acres of Kentish countryside, just a mile and a half walk from Yalding Train station.
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Green News
Cynics among you may think this post is really just an excuse for an old punk to show a picture of the lovely Green Day lads, but as they have just signed up to release a version of John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero' as part of Amnesty International's Instant Karma: Campaign to save Darfur I think it's more than justified! The single will be included on an album of John Lennon covers, featuring other artists like REM, U2 and Snow Patrol. All proceeds will go directly to Amnesty International.
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Green News
Mock rockers Spinal Tap will reform for a special appearance at the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium on 7th July. They will feature the original line up in an attempt to save the planet from global warming. Lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (played by Christopher Guest) is reported to have said "I don't know much about global warming. I thought it was because I was wearing too much clothing, and if I took some off it would become cooler". A new 15 minute film, charting the lives of the band since they last reunited, will also be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in NY, which is being hosted by Al Gore. The festival will be opened with the showing of several short films about global warming made by the Save Our Selves campaign.
Related: Monday's ethical celeb: Rock tours damaging environment, says Radiohead singer | Green festivals and fairs for your diary
The National Trust asked ten photographers to answer the question 'what does climate change mean for Britain?' using their cameras. The results are shown in a new photography exhibition at Hoopers Gallery in London from the 12th of April, before going on tour around the UK - see below for all dates and venues.
The images (which you can preview online at the National Trust and Guardian sites (some different photos at each), show how wide the impact of climate change already is: the 'permanent' snowline on Snowdonia has moved drastically; exotic plants (and diseases) now flourish on the British Isles; and once-full moats and rivers run dry.
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The Big Green Gathering is going ahead again this year in Cheddar (Somerset, not the cheese) from the 1st - 5th of August.
Tickets are on sale now, at £105 for the entire festival. If you book before the 1st of May you'll get £5 off each adult ticket.
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Get your popcorn and your tissues ready because this Monday Bill Oddie and the team are back for Springwatch 2007. This year's show is based on an organic farm in Devon where Bill and Kate will be bringing us live footage of swallows, kingfishers, barn owls, badgers and other cuddly creatures. Simon King will be on Islay where he will be watching everything from majestic golden eagles to little furry bunnies. There will also be a chance to meet a family of urban foxes from Glasgow and see the trials and tribulations of being a small creature living in a big city. A real live wildlife soap opera that will leave the likes of Eastenders and Corrie in it's dust.
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