Belly up

The best of the season to inspire and admire

I HAVE written numerous pieces about mallard – this our most ubiquitous duck is a survivor. Mallard can be found almost everywhere, and I love them and never tire of watching them. They are underrated

From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

Amazing answers to your curious questions

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

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