Tree ‘older than stonehenge’ found

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it...

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards are a sacred haven for flora and fauna

The public outcry that swept the nation after the mindless destruction of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree that had stood for 150 years in a dramatic dip of Hadrian’s Wall showed just how much we ca

Among the fissured rocks and windswept heather of the Peak District moorland lies a layered history of flora, fauna, and forgotten lives

Most of us care more than we realise about trees. I believe the outpouring of grief for the Sycamore Gap tree has shown this. Its mindless felling was just the most high-profile of many recent cases i