In the shallows

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

As high summer approaches, look out for – and help – these amazing creatures that you may find on your plot

With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

Even in cloudless skies, there are silver linings, writes Dani Morey

Quiz of the week 1) What is the ...

Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk