The Lake District National Park, in England’s north-west, has inspired countless poets, authors and artists, hillwalkers, nature lovers and day trippers. With its rugged peaks, green valleys, seemingl

It’s been a long mile, trudging uphill in the rain, across uninspiring fields, past rickety ruins of long-abandoned farm buildings, mud slowly working its way up my waterproof trousers. Sometimes walk

With a season of winter storms approaching James Batty explains how to make the most of the great bass fishing that comes during or after a big blow

Marian Boswall defends the building of lakes, which bring both beauty and biodiversity

The cold means nothing when the wolf of the waterways turns its dark eyes to your lure or deadbait – it’s time to tame the beast...

This week’s dream: the dazzling coral gardens of ...