Wild beauty

From castles and street festivals to photo walks and portfolio reviews, the UK has hundreds of low-cost activities and resources to keep you inspired and active all year round. Tracy Calder chooses 40 of the best

Our showcase of category winners from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2025

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Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri

It’s a cold, clear February evening on Brighton beach. The sun has not yet dipped below the horizon and the last of the light is that strange, luminescent blue that presages dusk. Hundreds of pairs of

Burdened by her job, Natalie turned to nature for comfort and found something rather unexpected