The duvet duck

From a heroic long-distance swimmer to a producer of spectacularly eerie sound effects, the seabirds seen swooping and diving over British waters have all manner of singular skills, says John Lewis-Stempel

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With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world