A dose of sunshine

July sees non-stop wildlife action, says James Lowen

THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 18 JULY TO 10 AUGUST

I t’s the summer solstice, and the mountains ...

Jenny Ackland spots an explosion of colour this June as wildlife gears up for the start of summer.

Butterflies have been having a tough time of it, says Joe Swift — so make your garden a place they’ll be happy to call home

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May