Young Geographer of the Year 2011

Could you be the RGS's Young Geographer of the Year 2011? Click on the flyer below to go to the RGS's website where there are more details about the competition and what you need to do.

Study Geography...

I've posted about the RGS's Study Geography website several times before but I understand that Yr12 started thinking about all things UCAS yesterday, and several of you are thinking about Geography at uni, it was worth another mention.

Plant Invaders Week!

More on invasive species:

NT - Plant Invaders Week from National Trust on Vimeo.

Himalayan balsam again....

Looking for some bits and pieces on the Peak District website for Year 10, and I came across this.... So if you're bored of revision over half-term, go and help get rid of one of those invasive species you've been learning about!!

And another one...

Ecosystems/biodiversity article, that is. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/may/23/top-10-new-species-2010

Yr13 - Biodiversity

Two very interesting and useful reports from the Guardian about the importance of biodiversity:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/21/biodiversity-un-report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/21/un-biodiversity-economic-report

and an editorial here.

Make sure you investigate the links within the articles as well as the articles themselves.

Yr13 - a couple of Ecosystems bits and pieces...

News article from the BBC about urban trees helping migrating birds (link to the wildlife corridor concept) here.

And after my comment on Twitter about hoping that you lot were watching the One Show last night, I am now being followed by an environmental consultancy who seem to like eating Japanese Knotweed. Make of that what you will. Their website is here.