The morris renaissance

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Photographer Martin Parr shows us his singular vision of Britain

While the countdown to autumn trail-hunting is on for Tessa Waugh , she enjoys a day in excellent company at the local agricultural show, where her sheep wow the judges

1940s As part of celebrations and commemorations ...

One of the highest profile crop markings was created on 10 July at Sturminster Marshall in Dorset, near Cerne Abbas and its giant: a massive spider motif made from overlapping circles on land belongin

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last