The cry of the

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THE CRY OF THE

Britain’s wild places are under pressure – but cycling gives us rare acces

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Cycling Weekly Magazine

26 June, 2025

Country Life

The real universe is here

Slowing down to experience the wonder of a ‘survival’ experience in the Scottish Highlands, as our guest editor did to mark his 50th birthday, Patrick Galbraith heeds the calming call of the wild

The Critic

Waterfights

Marian Boswall defends the building of lakes, which bring both beauty and biodiversity

Free-range history

After jetting to Namibia for a gravel race, Joe Laverick stays on for a to a tour – and finds himself in a land of perspective-shifting immensity

Saga Magazine

On the verge

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

BBC Countryfile Magazine

Pendle hill’s witch country

It’s been a long mile, trudging uphill in the rain, across uninspiring fields, past rickety ruins of long-abandoned farm buildings, mud slowly working its way up my waterproof trousers. Sometimes walk