The countryside in… october

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

Among the fissured rocks and windswept heather of the Peak District moorland lies a layered history of flora, fauna, and forgotten lives

back in may, after winter and the slow creep of early spring, I took myself along a disused railway line near Lewes, Sussex, to be consumed by the month’s riot. This barely used path was somewhat over

At the height of summer, little owls are often active during daylight in the morning and evening. In July the recently fledged young start to explore the area around the nest. The owlets are adorable,

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

Seek out places to ramble in Yorkshire’s stunning summer meadows