2016 European Cross Country Championships 2016 European Cross Country Championships The 2016 European Cross Country Championships was the 23rd edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes. It was hosted in Chia, Italy. Aras Kaya won the men's senior title, making it three straight victories for Turkey in that event, following in the footsteps of fellow Kenyan-Turkish runners Polat Kemboi Arıkan and Ali Kaya. Yasemin Can, became Turkey's first senior women's winner and also led her nation to the team title. Great Britain were the most successful in the team races, claiming the senior men's, under-23 women's and junior women's titles; the country
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park and gardens are jointly managed by Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council. Although the park covers a large area, the park has limited formal maintenance. This gives it a rough and ready rural feel in all except the Formal Gardens. The park is well endowed with interesting features, many of which are Grade II or Grade II* listed. Several larvae of the beautiful pearl ("Agrotera nemoralis"), were found by members of the Cornish branch of Butterfly Conservation on European hornbeam ("Carpinus betulus") during August 2013. The micro-moth was previously only known (in Britain) from East Blean Woods, Kent. Mount Edgcumbe