Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a village beside both sides of the River Wye in Herefordshire, within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border.
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The World's First Internet Bench - a Suffolk idea ahead of its time
The idea of being able to access the internet whilst out and about was a new one in 2001. There were Internet Cafes, of course, but what if you wanted to go online whilst enjoying the great outdoors? Enter Bury St Edmunds innovative internet park bench.
Herring Gull - ruling the roost at the seaside
Swooping in and stealing your chips or ice-cream with a screech, the herring gull is the typical scavenger seagull of Britain's seaside resorts. A large gull, it is similar in appearance to the Common Gull, but has a distinctive red spot on its bill.
The fishing boats of Hastings - largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe
The town of Hastings, on England's south coast in Sussex, is home to Europe's largest fleet of beach-launched fishing boats. The pebble beach here has been used for beaching boats for more than a thousand years.
Marconi - the radio entrepreneur who did much of his research in Britain
Guglielmo Marconi was an inventor from an Italian and Irish background, who completed much of his research into wireless communication in Britain, and who is widely regarded as the inventor of radio.
The Silver Birch - a robust and gracious British native tree
The silver birch is a slender elegant medium-sized British native tree. Famed for its white bark and its catkin blossoms and an attractive sight in its natural habitats, the tree is an increasingly popular choice as a decorative addition to new urban developments, as it grows very quickly and copes with a wide range of conditions.
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