One of the rarest, most endangered species of fir tree has 'coned' for the first time in decades at a Welsh garden attraction. The Abies Bracteata (Santa Lucia or bristlecone fir), is growing with two others at Hergest Croft Gardens a 70-acre estate in Kington, and one of the UK's most important horticultural sites. Seeds from the 18-metre high tre...

Czechia (previously the Czech Republic) is a landlocked country in Central Europe that was historically known as Bohemia. It has borders with Austria, Poland and Slovakia. CzechTourism is highlighting the hiking and cycling trails, during spring or summer, that take users past mountain peaks, clear lakes and green countryside. For an active, outdoo...

Bangladesh Expeditions offers a range of customized tours in Bangladesh. Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways. Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains, and travel by boat is common. On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, which is the wor...

Ker & Downey Botswana have become the first Southern Africa safari operator to adopt the pangolin viewing guidelines, published by nonprofit conservation organisation Pangolin.Africa. Pangolins are also known as scaly anteaters, and the Pangolin Guardians Program educates people about the pangolins as a species as well as what you should (or sh...

TreeDwellers, the UK's new treehouse specialist will launch its first location, in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, in March 2024. The seven properties, encased in timber and glass to emulate nature's curves, will be situated within 1,700 acres of ancient woodland in Cornbury Park. TreeDwellers is the 'brainchild of alternative accommodation guru and fes...

The Veranda Palmar Beach in Mauritius has re-opened after an extensive period of re-design and refurbishment. Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs. The mountainous interior includes Black River Gorges National Park, with rainforests, waterfalls, hiking trails and wildlife like the flying fox. Capital Port Loui...