Wildlife prefers my more manicured garden

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?

The first small tortoiseshell I’ve seen this year has just fluttered past – and my heart soared. This is one of those iconic common and widespread butterfly beauties that reminds me of my childhood ro

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

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

Letting things grow helped Susan Wyman discover a new side to birding…

Seek out places to ramble in Yorkshire’s stunning summer meadows