Bumble bee numbers have been on decline for several years. Dr Ben Darvil is Chief Executive of the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust. There are 24 species of bumble bee alive in the UK, but two species have already become extinct since the Second World War as he explained to Ken Crowther.

Bumble bee numbers have been on decline for several years. Dr Ben Darvil is Chief Executive of the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust. There are 24 species of bumble bee alive in the UK, but two species have already become extinct since the Second World War as he explained to Ken Crowther.

Bumble bee numbers have been on decline for several years. Dr Ben Darvil is Chief Executive of the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust. There are 24 species of bumble bee alive in the UK, but two species have already become extinct since the Second World War as he explained to Ken Crowther.

A berberis which has been growing at the Marks Hall Estate near Coggeshall in Essex has been dramatically reduced in size.  The plant which came from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew over 30 years ago had grown to more than 20ft across and 23ft high.  Curator at Mark Hall, Jonathan Jukes explained to Ken Crowther why they have had to hard prune the shrub.

A berberis which has been growing at the Marks Hall Estate near Coggeshall in Essex has been dramatically reduced in size.  The plant which came from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew over 30 years ago had grown to more than 20ft across and 23ft high.  Curator at Mark Hall, Jonathan Jukes explained to Ken Crowther why they have had to hard prune the shrub.

A berberis which has been growing at the Marks Hall Estate near Coggeshall in Essex has been dramatically reduced in size.  The plant which came from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew over 30 years ago had grown to more than 20ft across and 23ft high.  Curator at Mark Hall, Jonathan Jukes explained to Ken Crowther why they have had to hard prune the shrub.

A berberis which has been growing at the Marks Hall Estate near Coggeshall in Essex has been dramatically reduced in size.  The plant which came from the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew over 30 years ago had grown to more than 20ft across and 23ft high.  Curator at Mark Hall, Jonathan Jukes explained to Ken Crowther why they have had to hard prune the shrub.

Frosts might not be to everyone’s liking but for farmer’s cold weather is natures friend as it helps kills bugs, stops slugs and helps breaks the soil down.  Andrew McTurk is a market gardener who farmers in Brentwood in Essex he told Ken Crowther the cold weather does a lot more good than harm.

Frosts might not be to everyone’s liking but for farmer’s cold weather is natures friend as it helps kills bugs, stops slugs and helps breaks the soil down.  Andrew McTurk is a market gardener who farmers in Brentwood in Essex he told Ken Crowther the cold weather does a lot more good than harm.

Frosts might not be to everyone’s liking but for farmer’s cold weather is natures friend as it helps kills bugs, stops slugs and helps breaks the soil down.  Andrew McTurk is a market gardener who farmers in Brentwood in Essex he told Ken Crowther the cold weather does a lot more good than harm.