Warmer and lighter days, with the prospect of a languid long weekend, make the Easter holidays a prime time to gather all the family together to enjoy the delights of the season

Though January 1 marks the start of our calendar year, spring feels like the time when things really get going, as forests awaken, flowers bloom, migrating birds (swallows, swifts, warblers…) return f

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk

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Carpeting woodland in clouds of white star-shape flowers and filling the air with a heady, intense aroma, wild garlic is abundant in April. This bulb hibernates for most of the year before bursting fo

It can still seem like winter, but March sees birds beginning to stir, writes David Callahan …