The art of pootling

The last word

Britain’s wild places are under pressure – but cycling gives us rare access to their beauty and fragility. Sophie Pavelle explores what’s at stake from the saddle

We’re all guilty of it: cooing over glass-smooth Alpine passes and stretches of notionally empty autobahn while failing to appreciate that some of the planet’s most captivating roads lurk on our doors

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

It’s summertime and Yorkshire’s splendid landscape is open for business ‒ that might mean taking the plunge on a paddleboard, a social trek or a gentle ramble with painterly views. Be inspired to do it your way

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.