The way ahead

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Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with

August has a reputation among followers of the natural world for being something of a non-event, but, with a sickle in his hand, John Lewis-Stempel is granted a glimpse of a magical underworld in a field of ripe wheat

Pick of the week’s correspondence

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*We reserve the right to edit correspondence I was interested to read in your August issue that both John Craven’s article and the Q&A section – ‘How do I stay safe when wild swimming?’ – talked about