Rural riddles

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

Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

Climate change is shifting the balance of vineyard biodiversity, creating new challenges for wine-growers

Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

Letter of the week As old as ...