Waking to sunshine

B ecause it’s the school summer holidays, it’s ...

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

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

Lavender is one of those plants that evokes memories, just to squeeze its automatic leaves is to be transported in time. Mediterranean holidays, granny’s perfume, childhood gardens or an aromatherapy

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?

It’s 9pm in late april in an area of the Isle of Man known as the Ballaugh Curragh, and a most unusual nocturnal migration is taking place. As darkness descends on a 2km² area of wet woodland, an esti