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Richard Daniel chairs the interactive environmental programme in which he and his guests deal with listeners' questions and concerns.
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Listen to 29 January 2008
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Tuesday 29 January 2008
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This week's guests:

Professor Philip Stott
Dr Carolin Crawford
Derek Moore


TOPICS

Blue tits and milk bottles

We are still asking for your help to find out whether there are any birds in the UK that still take the cream from the tops of milk bottles.

The last recorded instance of this activity was in 2000. If you have seen any bird pecked bottle tops since that date please do let us know by email, letter or phone with the words "Milk Bottle Birds" as your heading.

Useful links

General blue tit information including a link to its song.

Can we store nuclear waste in space?

Information on Lagrange points from NASA.

An animation showing the position of the five Lagrange points.

Star maps and many different views of the night sky. Please note registration is required in order to make sure the star maps are correct according to where you live.

BBC article on Nuclear Waste Disposal.

The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

Frogspawn Failure

Information on the main diseases threatening UK amphibians.

Global Amphibian Assessment.

Amphibians.org - includes a link to download the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan

Amphibian and Reptile groups in the UK.

Phenology and Early Spring

Springwatch on the Woodland Trust's UK Phenology Network website.

Natures Calendar detailed phenology observations across the UK.

Met Office data on past weather and climate in the UK.

Movement of Earth Through Space

A brief description of the Earth's position in space including an animation going from Earth to the edge of the Universe.

Information about the Milky Way from Space.com.

Star maps and many different views of the night sky. Please note registration is required in order to make sure the star maps are correct according to where you live.

More details and pictures outlining the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Can Oak be Harvested Sustainably?

UK Woodland Assurance Standard.

Forest Stewardship Council UK.

Forest Stewardship Council international site.

Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification.

Native British Oaks

Species of Oak tree.

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