Some Other Scotland – Ep30 – Conkers

Conkers

This Week:

This week’s news story:

Conker competition cancelled

changed to the alternative:

Conkers enter protected category
A combination of factors, including disease and a lack of pollination has led to the horse chestnut tree being added to the list of protected plant life. Recent surveys have shown only a few hundred of the trees had given fruit this year, in comparison to thousands only three years ago. This has already resulting in the cancellation of the Scottish Conker Championships, due to be held in Peebles this year.

Further Information

BBC News – Read the original story.

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