The Little Owl is the com

The Little Owl is the commonly sighted owl in Britain and was brought to England by the Victorians.

The adder is the only sna

The adder is the only snake in Britain to have a poisonous bite.

Hedgehogs are helpful to

Hedgehogs are helpful to gardeners as they eat slugs, snails and other garden pests.

Owls are the only birds t

Owls are the only birds that can see the colour blue.

Red Lion is the most popu

Red Lion is the most popular name for a pub in Britain.

Most badgers live in grou

Most badgers live in groups of 14 adults and some of their dens are over 100 years old.

Slugs have 4 noses.

Slugs have 4 noses.

Some worms will eat thems

Some worms will eat themselves if they cannot find any food.

76% of the whole of Engla

76% of the whole of England is agricultural land.

On average a hedgehog’s h

On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times per minute.

The first public theatre

The first public theatre built in England was called The Theatre.

11% of the whole of Engla

11% of the whole of England is forest.

London zoo feeds its 3 an

London zoo feeds its 3 anteaters 90,000 ants per day.

The UK is home to more th

The UK is home to more than 600 species of spider.

Autumn is the spiders bre

Autumn is the spiders breeding season.

1 gram of woodland soil c

1 gram of woodland soil can contain over 1 million microscopic fungi.

There are more than 3000

There are more than 3000 types of mushrooms and toadstools in the UK.

Plants on the earth’s sur

Plants on the earth's surface have existed for around 400 million years.

Butterflies can reach a t

Butterflies can reach a top speed of 12 mph.

There are 12 secret river

There are 12 secret rivers flowing under London, one of which, the Effra, flows under the oval cricket ground.

The Robin puffs up its fe

The Robin puffs up its feathers to insulate its body against the cold.

William the Conqueror ord

William the Conqueror ordered that everyone was to go to bed at 8 o'clock.

The proper name for a com

The proper name for a common toad is Bufo Bufo.

The average life expectan

The average life expectancy of an adult butterfly is about 20 to 40 days.

England is home to 230 sp

England is home to 230 species of birds and a temporary home to 200 migrating birds.

Bees have 5 eyes, 3 small

Bees have 5 eyes, 3 small eyes on the top of the head and 2 eyes on the front.

In Elizabethan England sp

In Elizabethan England spoons were considered a novelty and a prized rarity.

In 18th century England w

In 18th century England women's wigs were often 4 feet high of their heads.

Slow worms are legless li

Slow worms are legless lizards.

Grasshoppers do not have

Grasshoppers do not have ears.

The smooth snake is the r

The smooth snake is the rarest of snakes to be found in Britain.

About two thirds of Londo

About two thirds of London's drinking water comes from the Thames.

Horses were used by peopl

Horses were used by people in Britain as long as 2,300 years ago.

There are 17 native speci

There are 17 native species of Bat in Britain and are protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

The west gate of the Cant

The west gate of the Canterbury medieval ruins is now a Museum but it used to be a prison.

Leeds castle ‘the most be

Leeds castle 'the most beautiful castle in England' is nowhere near Leeds the city at all.

The common garden snail c

The common garden snail can sleep for 3 years.

Birmingham has more miles

Birmingham has more miles of canals than Venice.

Liverpool cathedral is th

Liverpool cathedral is the largest cathedral in the UK.

The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London destroyed more than 13,000 houses & 84 churches.

A ducks quack does not ma

A ducks quack does not make an echo and no one knows why.

The shortest complete sen

The shortest complete sentence in the English Language is 'Go'.

In 1734 the mayor of Nott

In 1734 the mayor of Nottingham has crushed by a 100lb wheel of cheese.

The world’s most popular

The world's most popular convenience food, the sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich.

It was the Romans who mad

It was the Romans who made Oysters popular in Britain and established their cultivation.

In 1707 Scotland and Engl

In 1707 Scotland and England decided to merge to form what was then known as the Unified Kingdom of Great Britain.

Many famous playwrights a

Many famous playwrights and Authors were born in England including; William Shakespeare, J. R. R Tolkien, Charles Dickens, H. G Wells, J. K Rowling and many more.

The people of England con

The people of England consume more tea per capita than any other country in the world.

England is 74 times small

England is 74 times smaller than the United States of America.

Queen Victoria loved Vale

Queen Victoria loved Valentine Day cards sending nearly 2500 cards during her reign.

In 1810 London had a mill

In 1810 London had a million inhabitants.

Ely is the city in Englan

Ely is the city in England with the shortest name.

Buckingham Palace has 775

Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.

The first hot chocolate s

The first hot chocolate store opened in London around 1600.

Bats always turn left whe

Bats always turn left when they leave a cave.

Windsor castle is the lar

Windsor castle is the largest royal home in the world; it is also the oldest still in use.

The first public zoo in E

The first public zoo in England was opened in 1829 and was also the first in the world.

There are around 6,000 is

There are around 6,000 islands in the British aisles.

Bishop’s Rock isn’t just

Bishop's Rock isn't just the smallest island in Britain; it is the smallest island in the world.

The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London started on 2nd September, 1666.

Christopher Wren, who des

Christopher Wren, who designed St. Paul's Cathedral, died in 1723 at the age of 91.

Atlantic Puffins which re

Atlantic Puffins which reside in certain places in England dig burrows to keep their young in.

From the top of the Londo

From the top of the London Eye you can see around 25 miles (40km).

King’s College is the old

King's College is the oldest and largest college in Cambridge and was founded by Henry VI in 1441.

The military salute comes

The military salute comes from Knights having to lift up their visors to see one another.

Hadrian’s Wall was 73 mil

Hadrian's Wall was 73 miles long (117.5 km).

The River Thames is the s

The River Thames is the second longest river in the UK.

The Tower of London was b

The Tower of London was built around the end of 1066.

Britain is the only count

Britain is the only country in the world to not have the name on its postage stamps.

Nowhere in Britain is mor

Nowhere in Britain is more than 74.5 miles from the sea.

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover stretch along the coastline for 8 miles.

The name John Smith is qu

The name John Smith is quite popular in Britain with 30,000 people sharing the name.

Stonehenge was built from

Stonehenge was built from 3000 BC to 2000 BC.

Windsor Castle has been a

Windsor Castle has been a royal residence for over 900 years.

The phrase ‘sleep tight’

The phrase 'sleep tight' came from the time of William Shakespeare where beds were secured by ropes. The tighter the rope, the firmer the mattress.

Grasshoppers have five ey

Grasshoppers have five eyes.

Grass snakes play dead wh

Grass snakes play dead when threatened.

Seahorses are fish.

Seahorses are fish.

The highest point in Engl

The highest point in England is Scafell Pike which is 3210 ft.

The lowest point in Brita

The lowest point in Britain is The Fens which is 15 ft below sea level.

Foxes can hear a watch ti

Foxes can hear a watch ticking up to forty yards away.

Blackbirds love sunbathin

Blackbirds love sunbathing.

A pair of Robins weigh th

A pair of Robins weigh the same as one chicken egg.

Tim Berners Lee invented

Tim Berners Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990.

The Great Crested Newt ca

The Great Crested Newt can live up to fifteen years.

In 1810 London had a mill

In 1810 London had a million inhabitants.

The first adhesive postag

The first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in the UK in 1840.

Badgers have lived in Eng

Badgers have lived in England for over 250,000 thousand years.

The first English diction

The first English dictionary was written in 1755.

Hedgehogs can swim and cl

Hedgehogs can swim and climb trees.

The River Thames has over

The River Thames has over 200 bridges and over 20 tunnels.

The Nuthatch is the only

The Nuthatch is the only bird in Britain that can walk down a tree head first.

The national flower of Sc

The national flower of Scotland is the thistle.

The first telephone book

The first telephone book in England was in 1880 and contained 248 names.