On the ritual trail

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

back in may, after winter and the slow creep of early spring, I took myself along a disused railway line near Lewes, Sussex, to be consumed by the month’s riot. This barely used path was somewhat over

Letter of the week As old as ...

For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it...

This month I will be turning my attention from the small birds in spring to larger works. I’ve especially enjoyed exploring along the Menai Strait, a beautiful expanse of water set against the backdro