St Dennis incinerator appeal – interview with Cllr Dick Cole
Good is Planet Earth Interview with Cllr Dick Cole
First glimpse of newly hatched Chough at Paradise Park
UPDATE (2nd May)- Three chicks and one egg. One chick in other nest.
Follow the developments live on the Paradise Park Cornish Chough cam.
Choughs on The Lizard photos here.
Down to earth explanation of the St Dennis incinerator issue.
Video provided by Malcolm Higginbottom of www.goodisplanetearth.org
Benefits of Nettle Tea
The humble stinging Nettle is one of the most underrated plants you’ll find growing in your garden. Introduce by the Romans who planted it alongside their long straight roads, the Nettle is actually one of the most healthiest vegetables around. Calling it a weed is to do it an injustice – boil the dried tips of the plant and drink it with a little honey and you’ll introduce a host of beneficial vitamins, minerals and health bearing supplements into your body.
To herbalists the Nettle is renowned because of its astringent, expectorant, tonic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic properties and as an important source of beta-carotene, vitamin A, C and E, iron, calcium, phosphates and minerals. All these qualities recommend it as a powerful remedy against hepatic, arthritic or rheumatic conditions, and as an adjuvant in treating allergies, anemia and kidney diseases.
Other active ingredients include: 5-hydroxytryptamine, histamine, formic acid and gallic acid, plus much readily assimilable iron.
Culpeper said wittily that “they may be found by feeling on the darkest night.” He states that the juice with honey is “a safe and sure medicine to open the pipes and passages of the lungs”.
Traditionally used topically to treat arthritis and dried to combat hay fever, nettles have also had a well deserved reputation as a natural weight loss aid, making them a welcome addition to a healthy diet.
The tea itself has a refreshing ‘green’ taste, if you like the taste of traditional green tea then you’ll find Nettle Tea has a very similar flavour if somewhat stronger when you take your first sip. The leaves should be infused in boiling water and left for 5 to 7 minutes before drinking.
Badgers at Whipsiderry
SGC member Whipsiderry Hotel Porth near Newquay in Cornwall – badgers in their garden film by Jeff Goodman.
Spring is in the air…
A Ladybird bathing in the sunshine in West Cornwall.
According to The UK Ladybird Survey - The invasion of the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) has threatened our native populations – they are given people a chance to find out more about Ladybirds & record sightings here.
Photo by Cornish Heritage
The Helsbury Park Dog Photo Competition 2010
The Helsbury Park dog photo competition 2010 is now open for voting. Win the draw for the £100 Helsbury Voucher which can be used against a holiday at Helsbury. Check out the photos here
Budock Vean 10 Year Celebration Package
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary since Martin and Amanda Barlow took over the running of the Budock Vean we would like to offer you our special Celebration Offer!
Enjoy a three night break from Monday 15th February to Thursday 4th March 2010 at a very special price and enjoy
Complimentary Louis Dornier champagne in your room on arrival
Complimentary Trebah tickets
£213 per person per break, dinner, bed and breakfast, in standard room accommodation
£252 per person per break, dinner, bed and breakfast, in superior room accommodation
Check it out HERE
Climategate leaker finally revealed?
The Guardian seems to think it has found the identity of the Climategate leaker:
A scientist at the University of East Anglia has been questioned by detectives investigating how controversial emails were leaked from the campus’s climate research unit.
Norfolk police have interviewed and taken a formal statement from Paul Dennis, 54, another climate researcher who heads an adjacent laboratory.
The leaked emails from the head of the unit, Professor Phil Jones, surfaced just before the Copenhagen conference in December and caused a furore because they suggested that data which did not support theories of global warming was being deliberately withheld. Dennis denies leaking the material.
Davidstow – no more windfarms
While few people disagree that Cornwall should work towards alternative forms of energy supply, the positioning of the planned wind farm at Davidstow is a pretty dreadful choice of location. Bodmin Moor is one of Cornwall’s special places and needs to be looked after for future generations as much as energy supplies do.
