In the spotlight

FOR AS LONG AS I COULD REMEMBER, the northern goshawk had been elusive, existing just at the edge of everything. This ‘grey ghost’ haunted my imagination. In the early 1970s – which was just as I was

From season to season, the ptarmigan’s clever camouflage is perfect cover for the mountains – observes an awestruck Nadia Shaikh

How far can you run? One kilometre? Five? 10 perhaps? Maybe you’re fit enough to run a half-marathon without too much fuss. Possibly even a full one. Whatever your record for distance might be, it’s n

For broadcaster and naturalist David Lindo, the city offers as many birdwatching opportunities as the countryside. You just need to know where to focus your binoculars

Karen Youngs revels in the changing landscape and encounters a handsome game bird on a morning walk

F rom the top of the highest peak ...