Eye spy

I started talking to dragonflies in India at a place where my husband and I stayed several times in the foothills of the Himalayas. I noticed that dragonflies came and settled in the sunshine on the p

Found across heathland, moorland, woodland and grassland, the common lizard can be seen basking in sunny spots

The best of the season to inspire and admire

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

Peak autumn has a treasure trove of non-feathered riches to discover, says James Lowen

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast