Wildlife of the Tambopata National Reserve, Amazon Rainforest - Peru

Flora of the Tambopata National Reserve, Amazon Rainforest - Peru

Entering the Tambopata National Reserve in the Amazon Rainforest, Peru

Tambopata National Reserve is a nature reserve in the Peruvian Amazon Basin south of the Madre de Dios River in Tambopata Province's Inambari and Tambopata districts. It was created on January 26th 1990 to protect the forests adjacent to the rivers Heath and Tambopata that have two important ecosystems and are noted for its biodiversity, representing native flora and fauna with 165 species and 41 families of trees, 103 species of mammals, 1300 species of butterflies and 90 species of amphibians.

Access is from Puerto Maldonado, where one can get to the preserve via the Tambopata River.

Scarecrow Festival, Kettlewell, Yorkshire Dales

Kettlewell’s famous scarecrow festival has this year’s themes as signs of the zodiac for adults and children’s books for youngsters.kettlewell scarecrow festival

The Claremont Sheffield Grand Prix City Centre Cycle Racing

The City Centre Cycle Racing returned to Sheffield in July 2013. The 2nd Claremont Sheffield Grand Prix was the final round of the British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series and incorporated the British Cycling Womens National Road Race Series. The evening was full of action packed racing and provide a great nights entertainment both for the family and cycling fans.