The countryside in… march

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,

Meanderings we couldn’t fit into the issue, but which seemed terribly important at the time...

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

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

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?

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