The verges of Britain’s roads are home to an astonishing array of rare plants. We meet the botanical artist championing these neglected spaces

Britain is a country mercifully bereft of threatening fauna–or so you might believe. John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters

The UK population of these lovely animals has been in decline, but conservation projects are doing vital work to help

Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely,

Nature’s spiky deterrents–thorns, spines and prickles–may be quick to catch us out, but they can also prove to be a useful ally, discovers Laura Parker

Rosie Irving explains why this easy-to-grow shrub offers beauty, berries and biodiversity all in one