With autumn hunting nearly over, Tessa Waugh is sad to see it go, but a house full of beagling teenagers needing constant food provides a welcome, if demanding, diversion

October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel

Nature needs time to adapt to changing conditions,

Peak problem? Trail trouble? Ask Juls...

When the temperature drops, how do Britain’s birds, beasts and plants keep the chill at bay? John Lewis-Stempel reveals Nature’s own thermals

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