Rural riddles

I live on the edge of the Peak District and often walk along the Gritstone Edges, such as at Stanage and Froggatt. I see more and more people using drones, presumably to film or just to fly as a recre

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Easy ways to make your garden more nature-friendly

Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

When it comes to working animals, cats can get forgotten, but they have an important role to play in rural life, as Marianne Willsher from Cats Protection explains