Batsford
A world of trees， and so much more!
Built in the late 18005， Batsford Arboretum is among the largest wild gardens in England， home to a collection of some of the world's most beautiful trees， bamboos， and shrubs． It's perfect fora peaceful walk beside the small rivers and pools．
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●Early daffodils（水仙花） and a cherry collection in spring．
●The Handkerchief Tree and wildflower areas in summer．
●To smell the flowers of reds， yellows and golds in autumn．
●Ice and snow turn the Arboretum into a magical wonderland．
Visitor Information
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●Batsford Arboretum is just one mile west of Moreton﹣in﹣Marsh on the A44． There are road signs all the way．
●The 1 and 2 Johnsons Excel﹣bus from Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon drops passengers at the end of our mile﹣long drive．
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We are open every day except Christmas Day． In bad weather we may close the Arboretum， so please call us on 01386701441 before setting out．
●Pets
Dogs are welcome throughout the Visitor Centre and the Arboretum but must be closely watched all times．
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Parking for cars and coaches is FREE． You'll find picnic areas near to the lower car parks． Sorry no picnics in the Arboretum．
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●Sign up to receive our regular email newsletters if you love Batsford，
●Check for the latest admission charges （门票价格） before you come．
Website： www．batsarb．couk
Email： arboretum@batsfordfoundation．co．uk
A． Opening times B．How to find us C． Parking and picnics D． Keep in touch E．A garden for all seasons |
The first week of my summer vacation was exciting． I was （1） （自由的，空闲的）! I spent much time on my phone without doing my （2） （家庭作业）． Mom was angry and told me I could only use it （3） （在…之间） 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm．
I felt lost and kept asking （4） （我自己）what fun I could have during the day．Mom offered me a challenge． If I could follow the same ant for （5） （十） minutes， I'd get a prize．I thought for a while and agreed． I （6） （选择） the biggest ant in the yard and followed it．I saw it create a bridge to cross a （7） （深的） hole． I dropped some bread and soon it began （8） （吃）． It even brought friends to carry some home． I never thought watching ants could be so much fun．
After that，I found other interesting things to do．I built a house for birds，planted （9） （树） in the yard and borrowed books from the library．（10） （虽然） I didn't use my phone often，I had a fantastic summer．
Beth Jones was only eight years old when she first tried playing the drums．This was during a lunchtime music club at school， which she only went to because it was snowing （1） （heavy）．Of all the musical instruments， the drums were （2） （interesting） to Beth． She thought it was cool that there were many different shapes and sizes of drums，and she wanted to hit（3） （they），to see what they sounded like．
Now Beth is thirteen and gives concerts around the country．She also has her own YouTube channel and（4） （get） over a million hits a year．What's amazing is that Beth hasn't ever been to（5） drum lesson． "You can learn anything on the Internet， so I've never felt it was important for me t1o take classes，" explains Beth．
Giving concerts wasn't easy for Beth in the beginning because usually she only played drums alone in her bedroom when she came home（6） school． At her first concert， she played in a band with many（7） （adult）． She could feel hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at her，（8） that made her feel afraid．
So， does Beth enjoy（9） （be） famous now？"I didn't plan to be famous，"she says．All I want is to show others what I love．I don't think I'm someone special．I just want everyone（10） （have） a great time at my concerts．
Last year I went on an amazing trip by boat along the west coast of Canada． It was my brother Harry's idea． He's a （1） （记者） who's also a great fan of boats．But I'd dreamed of visiting the area．So I kept asking Harry if I could go，too﹣ （2） （直到） he agreed at last!
A few weeks before we left home， there was much （3） （雨） in the area we were going to． But luckily the weather was OK at last． However， I was （4） （忙碌的） at work so I didn't think about what needed doing．But Harry promised he'd take care of everything，so I knew everything would be all right．
After arriving in Canada， we packed our （5） （工具） into small boats and set off．Since very few people now lived along that coast， the only other living animals we saw for the first few days were dolphins and birds．
We often stopped for hours to explore the （6） （岩石） pools on the beaches． And we never （7） （忘记） lunch or dinner， though， which we all made together over camp fires．When we （8） （最后） fell asleep on the boats each evening， even though the beds were hard， it really felt like stress﹣free living!
When the time came to leave， I was sad．How could I return to （9） （正常的）life again？ But I knew if I stayed， I would （10） （想念） my family and friends． I was also looking forward to telling everyone at home about our experiences．
About 20 million children in America attend summer camp every year， according to the American Camp Association （ACA）．They look forward to（1） （spend） time there with friends．
But with social distancing （社交距离） rules in（2） United States， many summer camps face difficult decisions． Can they（3） （safe） welcome campers this year？ Do they need to close for the season？ Or should（4） change how they carry out their programs？
"Most camps are asking not only when they're going to open，（5） also how they're going to open，" says Tom Rosenberg， president of the ACA． He says that many camps （6） （wait） on instructions from the government now．
"The state's summer camps could open（7） June，" Beth Bye， the leader of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood， said a week ago．"But there need to be （8） （strict） health rules than ever． Most programs will not （9） （allow） to have more than 30 kids．"
Bye added that camps are important for both kids and（10） （parent）． "For many families，" she told the New York Times， ""summer camp is their childcare． "
Mark Quinn is trying to make the world happy ﹣ one person at a time． He hit upon the idea after studying how a person's happiness could be（1） （影响） by social media （媒体）． Instead of just thinking about his own happiness， he wondered if there was a （2） （秘密的） way to make people around the world happy．
Quinn turned to something he（3） （他自己） loves．"All my life I've been taking photos，" he says， "and for the past（4） （七） years，I've spent a lot of time making scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with photos， （5） （明信片）， tickets .. It gives me such joy to look back on these． I just thought ﹣ maybe I could create an online scrapbook that everyone could（6） （分享） in． "
From his idea came the book The Happiness Scrapbook． Quinn travelled in America taking pictures and asking people the （7） （相同的） question： what makes you happy？ "I've got． photos and answers from strangers， friends， family， as well as others who （8） （清楚地） have something to say，" he says．
Quinn hopes to start a（9） （网站） or a book， which can be something for people to turn to when they are（10） （充满的） of sadness．" That idea makes me more than just happy，" says Quinn．