Fancy that! facts to make you go“wow!”

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.

Peak autumn has a treasure trove of non-feathered riches to discover, says James Lowen

Guide to THE BEST events in October

An early-morning dog walk through the woods sees John Lewis-Stempel coming face to face–or skin to spider silk–with the industrious magic of a September dawn

The Big Draw Festival, a celebration of creativity with the aim of getting everyone drawing, runs throughout October. Find out what’s on near you and around the world at thebigdraw.org. The Missing Ly