‘still glides the stream, and shall for ever glide’

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

Discover the joy of ‘messing about on boats’ with some of the UK’s prettiest canal journeys

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Yorkshire is a vast and varied county. Historically it had three distinctive Ridings: North, East and West. People from the West Riding come to the East Riding to be near the sea, whereas we live in t

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells