Giant nature reserve can transform 'rust belt.'
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The UK Royal Society for the Protection of Birds plans to transform Rainham Marshes, London, England, into a large nature park. This land is located on the edge of the Thames Gateway, an extremely polluted area, but has many significant birds and plants.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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It's cherry blossom time in our topsy-turvy weather
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Oct 2001 was the warmest Oct in the UK since records began in 1659, bringing a very large harvest of wild fruit and spectacular foliage. Some plants that are not due to flower until spring are already flowering.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Nature blooms in mysterious ways during a British winter that thinks it's a spring
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There have been unusually high temperatures in the UK during Dec 2000. This has prompted some insects, birds, flowers and animals to behave as if it were spring.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2000
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