Factsheets

We've produced a number of factsheets on a range of topics from Animal Facts to Environmental facts as part of our commitment to encouraging young people's understanding of the environment and of the need for sustainability.

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  • Renewable Energy: Biomass Energy

    Biomass is a versatile energy source. Organic matter that is used as a source of biomass energy includes trees, timber waste, wood chips, corn, ric...

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  • Renewable Energy: Solar Energy

    Throughout history the suns heat has been used as a form of energy – in the beginning it was used to cook food. Then we learnt to collect the sun’s...

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  • Reptiles (British)

    Of the four living groups of reptiles, only one, the snakes and lizards is represented in Britain. Reptiles bodies are covered with scales. Lizards...

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  • Rhinoceros

    The name 'rhinoceros' comes from ancient Greek and means 'horned nose'. There are only 5 species of rhino left making them one of the most endanger...

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  • Rio+20

    On 20 June 2012 many young people, scientists, academics, politicians and others met at a very special event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  • River Pollution

    It seems that almost every day there is another story about pollution of one form or another, in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we...

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  • Rivers

    Rivers can run for many hundreds of miles. The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 6,700km long. The longest river in Britain i...

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  • Robin

    The robin is a popular visitor to gardens and is well-known for its tameness. In the winter they will regularly visit a bird-table to eat kitchen s...

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  • Sand lizard

    Sand lizards are among the UK's rarest reptiles.  They are the only egg-laying lizard species in the UK.

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  • Save The Plants

    There are around 400,000 plants species recorded in the world and many more waiting to be discovered and named. 

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  • Seal (Grey)

    The grey seal is Britain's largest carnivorous mammal. Its thick, insulating layer of blubber and waterproof fur allow it to survive in cold water ...

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  • Seal (Harp)

    The Harp seal can be found in both coastal waters or on pack ice, from the Gulf of St. Lawrence and across the Arctic to Siberia.

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  • Seal (Leopard)

    The leopard seal is so-called because of its spotted markings and leopard-like ferocity. They live mainly in the sea and on the pack ice around the...

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  • Sea Pollution

    It seems that almost every day there is another story about pollution of one form or another, in the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we...

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  • Seashore

    A rocky shore consists of rocky ledges with pools of salty water, boulders and pebbles.  Living in this habitat is a community of hardy plants and ...

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  • Seed Saving

    The plants that feed us, and that feed other animals on the planet, have all grown from seeds. Where do these seeds come from, and who owns them?

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  • Shag

    Like its larger relative, the Cormorant, the shag is a member of the pelican family. It spends more time on the coasts and out at sea than the Corm...

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  • Shark (Great White)

    The great white shark has long had a reputation as a fearsome 'man-eater' and is probably the most feared of all animals that live in the oceans.

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  • Shrew (Common)

    The common shrew is one of Britain's smallest mammals and is closely related to the mole and hedgehog.

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  • Shrew (Water)

    The water shrew is the largest of the five species of British shrews and like all shrews leads a hectic life, busy by day and night on the look-out...

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  • Slow worm

    Although it looks a bit like a snake, the slow worm is actually a legless lizard

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  • Snake (Black Mamba)

    After the king cobra, the black mamba is the longest venomous snake in the world. It is also the fastest-moving snake in the world, reaching up to ...

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  • Snake (Fer de Lance)

    The fer-de-lance's name means 'spearhead' in French.  It is the most dangerous snake of Central and South America, and causes more human deaths tha...

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  • Snake (King Cobra)

    King cobras are active by day and night, but are rarely seen. They hunt by smell, 'tasting' the air with their forked tongues to track their prey.

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  • Snake (Smooth)

    Smooth snakes are extremely rare in this country and you are unlikely to see one. They live only in a few isolated areas of heathland in Southern E...

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