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The lake district is one of the wettest places in england, so it s no surprise its home to one of country s rarest habitats a temperate rainforest. the borrowdale valley has now been declared a national nature reserve and it s hoped this status will help protect the ancient woodlands. 0ur correspondent judy hobson has more. deep in the heart of borrowdale lies this mysterious and untouched landscape. temperate rainforest used to cover the western part of britain, but now it s rare. so this is a brilliant example of what you might find in a temperate rainforest. so the ferns growing on the tree are what are called epiphytes, so that s plants growing on other plants. they can only do this because the conditions are so wet. this is the biggest example of temperate rainforest in the country. it covers 721 hectares and is owned by the national trust. now it s been declared a national nature reserve, so it can be protected and expanded. so being a national nature reserve means that it s ....
To graze the other bits, but actually over the years we actually have put the belties in some of the woodland to regenerate it for the trust. woodlands are amazing regardless of whether they re temperate rainforest or not, but as temperate rainforests, they host so many special species which we just don t find elsewhere. we re home here to some of the most incredible and rare lichens and bryophytes. you know, we re really a hotspot for anywhere else in europe for some of these species. so it s really important that we re helping protect and manage them, because if we don t do it now, we will lose these species forever. it s thought temperate rainforest declined due to deforestation and natural climate change. the national trust says getting this status is a big step towards caring for and enhancing this incredibly special landscape. judy hobson, bbc news. let s ta ke let s take you back to the north of france and normandy, where the ....
Tuesday, before it becomes more showery later in the week. england and wales, a little bit drier, some showers around but also decent sunny spells to come as well with maximum temperatures around 16 20, so where you have the sunshine, thejune sunshine is strong, it will feel nice. . . ~ sunshine is strong, it will feel nice. . ., , , . nice. rain in the lake district? some through nice. rain in the lake district? some through the nice. rain in the lake district? some through the week, - nice. rain in the lake district? - some through the week, particularly tuesday. but some through the week, particularly tuesda . . . some through the week, particularly tuesda . , , ., some through the week, particularly tuesda . , the lake district is one of the wettest places in england, so it s no surprise its home to one of country s rarest habitats a temperate rainforest. the borrowdale valley has now been declared a national nature reserve and it s hoped this status will help protec ....
And national nature reserves are the perfect way to do that. temperate rainforests are what we re looking at 1% of this country and i ve heard in the past that temperate rainforest is declining as fast, if not faster than tropical rainforests. to save it, protect it, improve it and expand it will be wonderful. but what about the farmers who use the land here? they can be impacted when nature reserves are created if there are new rules on grazing sheep and cattle. these belted galloways graze within the borrowdale rainforest. here, the farmer, the national trust and natural england agreed to work together. i fought to be able to still graze that bit of the rainforest. i probably won t be able to graze the other bits, but actually over the years we actually have put the belties in some of the woodland to regenerate it for the trust. woodlands are amazing regardless of whether they re ....
Exploration, and the country is yet another step closer to putting their own man or woman on the moon. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. this week marks the 80th anniversary of the d day landings and as part of the commemorations a mass parachute drop has taken place over normandy. those who took partjumped from world war two era planes into the now peaceful skies as part of the commemorations. 0n the 6th ofjune19aa, troops from the uk, the us, canada and france attacked german forces on the coast of northern france. it marked the start of the campaign to liberate nazi occupied north west europe. normandy survivors were among those who gathered to watch the parachute jump. the lake district is one of the wettest places in england, so it s no surprise its home to one of country s rarest habitats a temperate rainforest. the borrowdale valley has now been declared a national nature reserve and it s hoped this status will help protect the ancient woodlands. 0ur correspondent ....