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Help blue beetles this Blue Monday

Public survey launches to help the rare Blue Ground Beetle in Devon and Cornwall

Since 2005, the third Monday in January has been labelled as Blue Monday. It is said to be the most depressing day of the year, but there’s positive blue news today as a new public survey is launched to help find more populations of the rare Blue Ground Beetle ( Carabus intricatus ).

The Blue Ground...

Help create a wildflower spectacular

Work to transform North Cross roundabout into a wildflower haven continues with a mass seed sowing session.

Last week parts of the grassed areas were cleared, leaving the city centre site looking more like a ploughed field.

Today (Wednesday 8 April), people of all ages are being invited to come and help sow wildflower seed by hand. Starting at 10.30am people can just turn up at...