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Q: How many people does it take to fill up the UK?

The UK’s population is growing faster than previously estimated and is predicted to reach 75 million by 2051.  The UK’s current population is 60 million.

Red Alert <> Nature’s out of Time <> Feeling fruity

The World Conservation Union has identifed 16,000 species threatned with extinction. The Red List includes gorillas, orangutans, and corals - this means they are now critically endangered, with numbers or orangutans down by 80% in the last 75 years.  The rate of biodiversity loss is so alarming - one in three amphibians, one in four mammals, one in eight birds and 70% of plants are now assessed as at risk of extinction, with human alteration of habitat as the main reason.   What on Earth are we doing to our planet?

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The Wildlife Trust report that spring and autumn in Britain seems to be happening at the same time, as forna and flora are confused by our weather.  After the wet summer, trees are already shedding their leaves and mushrooms have appeared, whilst the recent warm spell has brought out bluebells and crocuses, which usually appear in the spring.

This as Prince Charles launched a scheme to help connect children from towns and cities to the countryside - sadly about 1 in 3 have little experience of the rural world. Part of Charles’ vision is to give them the chance to unerstand where there food comes from and to give them the opportunity to pick and eat some fresh fruit.