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Page last updated at 10:57 GMT, Friday, 4 December 2009

Rain Two days without rain in November
There were just two days where it didn't rain in November 2009 giving it the fourth highest rainfall in 100 years.

Tree planting BBC tree planting record attempt
On Saturday islanders will take part in a BBC Breathing Places attempt to break a world record for tree planting.

Pond Clay call for new Jersey ponds
Jersey's Environment Department as asking the islands builders to help find clay for new ponds to help agile frogs.


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Jersey to get new Royal Oak trees
St Lawrence will be the first parish in Jersey to plant some of the trees grown from acorns collected in Windsor Great Park.

Euro competition for St Brelade
St Brelade in Bloom have been invited to enter a European floral competition that attracts international journalists.

New toad road crossing suggested
A new road crossing for toads in Jersey is being suggested after numbers fall in their natural habitats.

Climate change concern for birds
A Jersey naturalist believes that a major change will need to take place before islanders will start to take notice of climate change.

It may be too late for puffins
A Jersey conservation biologist has said that it is probably already too late for the islands only puffin colony.

Call for food 'self sufficiency'
The Director of the Soil Association in the UK said that Jersey needs to be more self sufficient in production of staple foods.

Seal pup rescued in Grouville
A grey seal pup was rescued on Sunday 1 November after being left stranded in Grouville Bay by its mother.

Millions of ladybirds in Jersey
Harlequin ladybirds have been swarming the island in their millions as they prepare to hibernate for the winter.

Snake found hiding in van engine
Two engineers in Jersey received a shock when they saw the head of a white snake poke out of their vans dashboard.

Would town park allotments work?
Discussions over a park on Gas Place have been on going for more than a decade but should the space be used for allotments instead?

Pulling power of Jersey's tides
The tides around Jersey are among the largest in the world and home to an abundance of sealife.

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Jersey bay voted 'most beautiful'
A travel company chooses Portelet Bay as one of the top ten most beautiful beaches in the world.


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