“it sniffed at my hiking boot and tickled my bum with its snout”

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

The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It

B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...

You know when you stare at cute things for too long and they start to look creepy? I’m thinking garden gnomes, baby dolls, any child in a princess outfit and all cats. Well, now there’s another one to

After a seriously weird weekend away, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had followed me home…

From snorkelling in crystal-clear Hebridean waters to hand-printing sea-inspired designs, Bonnie Wood’s life and art on the Isle of Islay capture the quiet beauty of island living