P465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:01:41 ————————————————————————— SPRING GREENS May 31 - June 2 London's 1996 Coin Street Festival opens with a look at greener ways to run our lives. Gabriel's Wharf, Bernie Spain Gardens and Oxo Tower Wharf are the vjnujs. Bettany Hughes 0171 6200544 RAGE AGAINST THE CAGE 96 June 1 March against vivisection (animal experiments) in Sheffield. There will bj stilt walkers, a Chinjsj dragon, jugglers and a band. The march starts on Devonshiri Green at 1pm. Uncaged Ltd 0114 2530020. ——————————————————————————————————1/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:41:14 ————————————————————————— DOWNY DUCKLING DAYS Ends June 2 Conj and see ducklings, goslings and cygnets hatch from their shells during the half-term at Slimbridge, Glos. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 01453 890333. EDINBURGH BUTTERFLY Ends June 3 AND INSECT WORLD Conj to see for free what the centre does at Ljith Library, Ferry Road. M Spells 0131 529 5517. ——————————————————————————————————2/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:12:41 ————————————————————————— MOTH SURVEY June 1-2 Intrigued by moths? Find out more by visiting RSPB Fairy Glen Rjsjtvj at Rosjmarkie near Invjrness. Steve Moran, Invjrnjss Museum 01463 237114. ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY June 1 Professor J Searl's seminar focuses on organisation of factory construction for the Searl Effect Genjtator (KEG) and its implementation into society. Mill Hill County High School is the vjnuj. It starts at 9am and tickets cost £50. ——————————————————————————————————3/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:55:21 ————————————————————————— NATIONAL BIKE WEEK June 1 - 9 Over 1,000 events have been organisjd to promote cycling. So get peddling and find out what's on in your local area. Stuart Reid 01483 419556. A RAMBLING STROLL June 2 The Ramblers' Assoc beings its series of summit walks from railway stations on the Bristol-Wjymouth line with a 10-mile stroll from Castle Cary to Burton. Peter Gould 0117 9733059. ——————————————————————————————————4/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:55:53 ————————————————————————— EURO WALT IN THE WOODS Throughout June The Tree Council is using over 400 woods in this campaign focused on the pleasures of our woodland heritage. The Tree Council 0171 8289928. ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDE Throughout June Aimed at helping ovjt 18s get to grips with environmental issues like recycling, this free course by City Farm, Newcastle, is held every Tuesday and Wjdnjsday from 10am to 3pm. Mike Marston, City Farm, 0191 2323698. ——————————————————————————————————5/15— Green letters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:56:48 ————————————————————————— WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY June 5 This is the day designated by the UN in 1972 to djepjn public awareness on preserving and enhancing the world's environment. BLUE FLAG AWARDS June 5 The Tidy Britain Group announces the recipients of thjsj awards for clean coastal resorts and rural beaches. Jose Stanton, Seaside Award Office, 01603 766076. ——————————————————————————————————6/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:56:50 ————————————————————————— WORLD OCEAN DAY June 8 This celebration of the World's oceans and coasts highlight's the need for changing perspectives, committments to more research in seas and more focus on dealing with concerns like pollution. Martin Harper 0171 9310744. PARISH MAPS CONFERENCE June 8 An ideal venture for any interested in creating a parish map as a first step towards local environment conservation. The venue is Barbican Centre, London. J Kendall, Common Ground, 0171 3793109. ——————————————————————————————————7/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:17:22 ————————————————————————— NATIONAL WILDLIFE WEEK June 8-16 It's the third year of this annual event and this year's thjmj is "Conservation or Extinction". Many events are planned across Britain. Andrea White, Wildlife Trust, 01522 544400. ETA GREEN TRANSPORT WEEK June 8-16 The Environmental Transport Assoc has many events planned, so find out what's on in your local area. Richard Evans, ETA, 0193 2828882. ——————————————————————————————————8/15— Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjt News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:33:14 ————————————————————————— PLANT IDENTJFICATJON WALK June 8 Conj see the special meadows at Folly Farm in Chew Valley, Bristol. Enjoy its "yellow phase" and learn how to identify plants. It starts at 2pm and costs £3. Ruth Worsley 0117 9329440 KENT WILDLIFE EVENTS June 8-9 Try a day of family fun with the Wildlife Watch Club, Tzland Barn, or venture on a wildlife discovjty trail in Kari Marshes. Kent Trust for Nature Conservation 01622 662012. ——————————————————————————————————9/15— Green letters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:38:37 ————————————————————————— FLETCHWOOD NATURE RESERVE June 9 Explore the meadows of this Hampshire nature resjrvj in the company of Derek Jenkins. Starts at 10.30am. Barbara Wakjford 01590 672573. CYCLE RIDE AND PICNIC June 9 Portsmouth Friends of the Earth have planed a family cycle ride and picnic. Meet opposite the hovercraft terminal on Southsja seafront at 12 noon. ——————————————————————————————————10/15 Green letters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:38:20 ————————————————————————— WALK FOR WHALES June 9 To celebrate World Ocean Day, over 70 sponsored walks have been organized nationwide by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). For details of your local walk, contact WDCS 01225 334511. ——————————————————————————————————11/15 Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:39:31 ——————————————————————————— WATCH OUT Sat June 1 BBC2 12.15pm Simon King finds time to profile badgers and kingfishers. WILDLIFE ON TWO Sat June 1 BBC 2 6.25pm "Clowns of the Air" is an incisive look at the puffin by David Attenborough, who tracks the birds from Scotland to Iceland. ——————————————————————————————————12/15 Green letters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:09:05 ——————————————————————————— DUSK THE BADGER Sun June 2 BBC2 6.45pm See how Dusk, a male badgjt, copes with the intrusion by humans into his life in a woodland estate. HIDDEN KINGDOMS Sun June 2 C4 7.00pm "Here be Dragons" takes a look at the crocodiles of Africa. Some of these creatures grow to 18ft and can live on just two wildbeest a year. ——————————————————————————————————13/15 Green letters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:04:56 ——————————————————————————— BIRDS FROM HADES Mon June 3 C4 8.30pm This new series of documentaries begins with a look at the vulture, often admiringly rifetid to as nature's dustman and undjrtakjr. WILDLIFE ON ONE Tue June 4 BBC1 8.00pm David Attenborough tells the story of Samia the rhino, who was hand reared following abandondmjnt at birth. ——————————————————————————————————14/15 Green litters on 464 Letters to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco SceneP465 Teletext 465 Jun 1 03:40:11 ——————————————————————————— POSTCARDS FROM THE COUNTRY Wed June 5 BBC2 9.50pm This series about the changes in British countryside over the last 50 years continues with a look at the Cornish Coast. ANIMAL HOSPITAL Thu June 6 BBC1 8.00pm Another visit by Rolf Harris to Whipsnadj Wild Animal Park, this time to see the dentist work on the huge teeth of a pygmy hippo. ——————————————————————————————————15/15 Green letters on 464 Ljttets to: GO GREEN, PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 5618. Digitisjr News Index Eco Scene