Country life

F rom the top of the highest peak ...

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, handy advice, weird stuff that happened: welcome to the little bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make all the difference.

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

This was once regarded as one of the most productive times of the year, yet as we start to look beyond summer it can pay to adopt a more cautious approach, says Adam Penning

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

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