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Nature听offers听a window on global natural history, providing a unique insight into the natural world, the environment, and the magnificent creatures that inhabit it.
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"Nature is full of surprises, so the programme can investigate fascinating and challenging areas in
our relations with the natural world without being too technical or preachy. My job is brilliant because, as a link between the listener and the subject, I can discover new information and ideas which help people make up their own minds on important issues."
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Midwinter Wonders
The ancient fire festival of Imbolc is one of eight festivals that were once celebrated to recognise the听equinoxes and turning of the seasons.听 Imbolc falls on 1st February which is the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.听 It was a time to welcome the return of the sun with lengthening days and warming temperatures.听
In Nature听 Paul Evans finds out more about Imbolc and celebrates the early signs of spring.听 He听discovers how plants and animals time their behaviour and responses to the changing seasons, temperatures and daylength.听 For example,听bird species need to link their courtship and breeding to a time further on in the year when there will be a plentiful supply of food for their young.
With so much fluctuation听today in our seasonal weather and rising temperatures, Paul听also finds out how species can adapt their behaviour to these changes.听听
This year, the 大象传媒 and the Woodland Trust have launched a major survey to record the arrival听of听spring across the UK.听听Anyone听can take part by logging the dates you first see听bumblebees, frogspawn and seven-spot ladybirds.听 You can听record your sightings on the 大象传媒 website: Springwatch
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