Water by numbers

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

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

The seaside lido offered safe swimming for holidaymakers irrespective of the vagaries of the tide. Kathryn Ferry looks at the architecture of these remarkable creations

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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

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