Do you fancy a dip?

Spending time in natural ‘blue spaces’ – our coasts, rivers and lakes – benefits our physical and mental health. Discover the wellbeing effects of water, plus the best UK swim spots to dive into this summer

From swimming to sailing, five women share the joy of blue spaces

It’s not just good food that can make you feel fabulous – spending time in and around blue spaces can work wonders this summer, and beyond

THAT GLISTENING SWIMMING hole might look—and feel—refreshing on a sweltering day. But writhing in pain from stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting? Staring at the bathroom ceiling instead of the blue, s

Eben Muse is the British Mountaineering Council’s policy and campaigns officer and an ambassador for the Campaign for National Parks. Fresh from a mass swim trespass at Kinder Reservoir, he argues that the nation’s reservoirs should be open for public enjoyment

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK