In an unpublished report, yet seen by the Guardian website, the Environment Agency has said that flooding threatens one in four London properties.

The agency's report for flood risk shows that London boroughs now dominate the local authorities with most properties in jeopardy from river and tidal flooding.

Hammersmith and Fulham, Southwark and Wandsworth are among the…

The cold weather in March has led to many butterflies emerging weeks later than usual, charitable group Butterfly Conservation has said.

The emergence of many rare spring species has been delayed by around two weeks, and in some cases three or…

More needs to be done to protect the UK's trees and plants from invasive pests and diseases, a government backed report has said.

The report from the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce, calls for tighter…

I KNOW it's not landscape related, but a NASA video of the sun is quite mesmerising.



NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has had virtually unbroken coverage of the sun's rise toward solar maximum, the peak of solar activity in its regular 11-year…

Open Garden Squares Weekend (OGSW) takes place in London this year, opening some 218 hidden and little-known gardens to the public on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June, 2013.

Gardens are located across 27 London boroughs and range from the historic and traditional to the new and experimental, including private gardens, roof gardens, community allotments, urban wildlife and ecology centres, as well as gardens belonging to historic buildings, institutions, restaurants,…