Meet the self-taught confectioners reimagining Easter with their award-winning chocolate infused and inspired by ingredients from the Jurassic Coast

Hoarding is a common animal behaviour. Lots of creatures cache food for times of scarcity. You probably know that squirrels hide nuts and wood mice store seeds, but did you know that fire ants stockpi

Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

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Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

Tasty, good for you and unbelievably versatile, eggs are one of the most quietly heroic ingredients out there, says Giovanna Ryan