Bridges to survival

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

Over centuries, we’ve profoundly changed Scotland’s rivers – pacifying them and bringing them under our control. We’ve felled native woodlands to ‘tidy’ riverbanks, disconnected watercourses from thei

PHOTO: TOM BAILEY 1 It’s a win for ...

Instead of another trip to the zoo, try exploring your local rewilding project over the holidays. Rewilding – the large-scale restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself again

The last word

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards are a sacred haven for flora and fauna