LIGHT is everything when it comes to taking pictures, and after weeks of nothing but drab greyness, the weather is set fair. In a quiet corner of our rambling garden, I have set up my small portable p

THERE’S nothing better in midsummer than going into the garden and listening to the buzzing of bees going about their business – especially if you are taking the chance to sit and relax! Similarly, it

Follow Naomi's progress as she gets to grips with her tiny urban garden on heavy Bristol clay

POND DIPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA IS surprising, mainly because it isn’t that different from pond dipping in a British ditch. There are familiar faces in the water: beetles, pond skaters, water boatmen, d

WE CONTINUE OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BY HIGHLIGHTING OUR FAVOURITE WILDLIFE SPOTS ACROSS THE UK COMPILED BY LISA HARRIS

At this time of year many lakes and rivers are thick with it but, while many anglers may curse the green stuff, here’s why the underwater world would be all the poorer without it...