Glastonbury, in the Somerset Levels, might bring to mind crystal healing and ley lines, but away from the town wildlife flourishes. Our campsite was perfectly placed, close to both the RSPB’s Ham Wall

Tucked away in the south-east corner of the UK, within easy reach from London, Kent has long been known as ‘the garden of England’: a patchwork of rolling hills, lush fields and leafy vineyards, dotte

Gunwalloe, Helston TR12 7QJ Tel 07866 631 394 gunwalloecaravanpark.com This quiet family-run site sits pretty on the Lizard Peninsula. It’s just four miles from Helston and a five-minute drive from th

I’d just dropped Sarah off at a small railway station in Scotland and, after several weeks travelling together, I was on my own again. She was heading home to Cornwall, leaving me free to devote time

Fluid in flight and perplexingly wide-ranging, the short-eared owl is a singular figure in the family– and a figure of particular terror to the vole

Karen Youngs encounters a couple of bachelors looking for love as the season shifts into spring