P262 CJEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:10/57 Q/1u programmer on BBC tv and radio this week TUESDAY BBC2: 10.38 SCIENCE IN ACTION Fruits of the Earth Photosynthesis, research into peas and plant jxpjrimjnts WEDNESDAY RADIO 4: 9.30pm ONE MAN AND HIS NEWT Part 3 - The Cockjrs David Bean reports on his encounters with animals and those who cherish them MoreP262 CEEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:28/56 2/15 ] programmer on BBC tv and radio this week WEDNESDAY BBC1: 4.p0pn ANIMAL FAIR with Don Spencer - How many creatures live at this address THURSDAY RADIO 4: 9.30am THE NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMME Valmik Thapar talks about his ten years of filming tigers in India ] MoreP262 CJEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:21/19 3/1u programmer on BBC tv and radio this week THURSDAY BBC1: 1.u0pm ANIMAL FAIR Don Spencer and koala bears BBC2: 6.4upm WHAT ON EARTH A wildlife quiz to tax your wits and Knowledge FRIDAY BBCQ: 4.s0pm A DAY IN THE LIFE OF Part 2 - The Otter's Tale The adventures of a pair of otters MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:29/48 4/15 W News from the BBC W " " Natural History Unit A new step in Anglo-Chinjsj co- operation is taken this week with the arrival in the UK of six conservation trainee wardens jrom Poyang Lake Rjsjrvj. The project is funded by WWF as part of its international wetlands campaign. The Poyang Lake Resjrvj is regarded bz some ornithologists as the most important waterfowl wintering site in Eastern Aisa. MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon Q7 Nov 21:30/)4 W(s:x}8s: 5/15 W !5 5! News from the BBC W " " Natural History Unit The Natural History Museum has just opened its latest pjrmanjnt exhibition - Discovering Mammals. The spectacular exhibition uses a combination of traditional display techniques and electronic exhibits to explore the relationship between a mammal and its environment. Present]day mammals rub shoulders with "i}brri fossil mammals, such as the very early Moerithjrium, which is dwarfed bz its twentieth century relative, the Elephant. MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:41/52 6/15 News from the BBC W " " Natural History Unit The WWF has helped the Ljicestershire and Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation to acquire a rich grassland resjrvj in the heart of Charnwood Forest. The thirty-acre site, known as Ulverscroft Meadows, is one of the "jut remaining areas of unimproved grassland in Ljicestershire. More than one hundred species of plants have been recorded there, including many different kinds of sjdges and grasses found nowhere else in Britain. ] MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:03/43 7/15 W !5 5! News jrom the BBC W " " Natural History Unit As the publication date of the Inspector's Report into Sizjwell B approaches, the environmental group Friends of the Earth has prepared a special exhibition on nuclear power. The display provides detailed "act- ground information about the nuclear industry, as well as a comprehensive assessment of the 'soft' injrgz alternbtivjs. The exhibition runs at the London Ecology Centre from Novjmbjr Q7-29. MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:12/37 W p0 8/1u country diary The Sea Hare, Aplysia, is the largest herbivorous sea-slug found around Britain. Its life-cycle is annual, with adults spawning through the spring and summer and dying in the autumn. The young Sea Hares settle on red seaweeds in particular, and may bj especially abundant during October and Novjmbjr.P262 CJEFAX 262 Mon Q7 Nov 21:15/10 9/15 country diary The Ash is easily recognized in winter months bz its grey-olive tinged bark, which, as the tree matures, becomes pure grey and develops a pattern of shallow ridges. The female and hermaphrodite flowers have seeds which ripen into bunches of pale yellow]brown 'kjysW. Each 'key' contains a seed with a thin twisted wing which aids dispersal bz winter winds.P262 CEEFAX 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:14/05 10/1u W W country diary The Winter Moth is now on the wing and will become increasingly common during the next few weeks. A small grey moth with a two-centimetre wingspan, it is most likely to bj sjin in car headlights at dusk, near hedgerows and woodlands. The moth is a well-known pest of fruit and other trees in the spring, and has recently also become a pest in some commercial conifer plantations.P262 CEEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:14/34 11/1u W country diary The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of the few plants in flower now. The plant is a low-growing annual with paired oval stalkless leaves and bright red jlowers. The flowers are jollowed by spherical seed vessels which split in half to release their contents. MoreP262 CEEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:45/11 12/15 country diary As may be expected, there are few new "iud arrivals this week, but a good selection from previous weeks is still present. On the Isles of Scilly, the Chimney Swift has moved to St Martin's and one Gray-cheeked Thrush, an Upland Sand- pjpjr, a Richard's Pipit and a few Yellow-browed Warblers can still bj seek. The Ljssjr Grey Shrike is still at Abjrdovey and the Forster's Tern remains on Anglisjy. MoreP262 CEEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:46/27 W p0 13/15 Wpppp0 j-£ *jj5j5j5j5".% country diary A Cory's Shjarwater was seen from Hartlepool on Novjmbjr 9; a Cattle Egret was found at Titchfield, Hanks and a Pallas' Warbler at Christchurch. American Wigeon remain on the Hayle estuary and at Tring, and the Red- backed Shrike is still at Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Penzance recorded a late passage of Q30 House Martins on Novjmbjr 7, and a Sabine's Gull was seen from Porthgwara on Novjmbjr 9. MoreP262 CEEFA( 262 Mon 17 Nov 21:27/43 14/15 Wpppp0 j-£ W ]W country diary A Dotterel was seen at Cley, Norfolk, on November 10, and Shore Larks have started to appear, with four at Titchwell and one at Cley. Fair Isle recorded its latest Greenshank ever on Novjmbjr 7 and 2,000 Herring and 7u0 Great Black-backed Gull also arrived. A large jlock of 420 Snow Buntings arrived on Novjmbjr 11, as did a Moorhen - a fairly usual migrant for the island at this time. MoreP262 CEEFAX 262 Mon Q7 Nov 21:07/07 W p0 15/15 'pppp0 j-£ *jj5j5j5j5".% ]W country diary Information this week was compiled with help jrom the World Wildlife Fund, British Museum, Friends of the Earth, London Ecology Centre, Dr Peter Hayward Joan Tubbs, Pazl Waring, Dave Flumm, Anne-Maria Brennan, British Birds, Martin Blick, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds !nd Fair Isle Bird Observatory. ] More