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Springwatch - Wrong Info.
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On Springwatch tonight, the girl with the orange jacket on, said they were broadcasting just a short distance from the most southerly point of mainland Britain, Lands End. Oh dear! Wouldn't you think the BBC would know just a little bit about the geography of this country? There are other locations in Cornwall that are more southerly than Lands End, but the most southerly part of mainland Britain, as everyone knows, is Lizard Point.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I have little or no confidence in that particular presenter - she seems to parrot what she is given with little or no personal input/knowledge and is prone to mispronouncing many very obvious animal names and wildlife terms.
I hate to say it, but it looks very much like her appointment was a desperate attempt to tick some equality boxes.
I hate to say it, but it looks very much like her appointment was a desperate attempt to tick some equality boxes.
This one of those things which I can easily get wrong but then, when told the correct answer, I find myself saying "Oh, yes, of course it is!"
i.e. I suspect that if, out of the blue, you'd have asked me for the most southerly point of mainland Britain, I would probably have replied with "Land's End" but, as soon as you'd pointed out that it's actually Lizard Point, I'd have kicked myself and said "Oh, of course!"
Incidentally, remembering that Land's End is the most westerly point of England, having just been reminded that Lizard Point is the most southerly and knowing that Lowestoft is the most easterly ('cos I live in Suffolk!), I got to thinking about where the most northerly point in England is and, having just googled it, I was amazed to find that I'd never heard of it!
So how many people here would know the answer in a quiz?
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i.e. I suspect that if, out of the blue, you'd have asked me for the most southerly point of mainland Britain, I would probably have replied with "Land's End" but, as soon as you'd pointed out that it's actually Lizard Point, I'd have kicked myself and said "Oh, of course!"
Incidentally, remembering that Land's End is the most westerly point of England, having just been reminded that Lizard Point is the most southerly and knowing that Lowestoft is the most easterly ('cos I live in Suffolk!), I got to thinking about where the most northerly point in England is and, having just googled it, I was amazed to find that I'd never heard of it!
So how many people here would know the answer in a quiz?
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