‘nature is nowhere as great as in its smallest creatures’

An early-morning dog walk through the woods sees John Lewis-Stempel coming face to face–or skin to spider silk–with the industrious magic of a September dawn

Grow a haven for wildlife

If you’re in the market for a new tree, and you’d like your new purchase to contribute to your garden’s autumn display, little will help narrow down the plethora of choice quite like a visit to an arb

Fallen branches and rotting stumps may look forsaken, but deadwood plays an essential role in the woodland

Toby explains how plants and trees set up natural defences and outlines what we can do to help

Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk