Random facts

The idea of this page is fairly simple. It's a page to build up a collection of 'random' facts - not really random, something to do with sustainability or the need for it, or similar related facts. Once there's a sufficient collection here then they can be used for something like a 'Fact of the Day' on one of the main pages. Remember of course to include the source.


 * "80 per cent of the British population living in an urban environment - far higher than the global average" Defra


 * "The capital is particularly sensitive to future temperature increases, due in part to the large urban heat island effect it generates. The city centre can be up to 8C warmer than the surrounding countryside." 'London's Warming'. London Climate Change Partnership study. Defra


 * The UK’s bluebell woodlands represent 20 per cent of bluebells worldwide. Wildlife trusts