THESE TALES OF FUR AND FEATHER TAKE US INTO THE HABITATS OF BOTH OUR PLANET’S BEST-LOVED AND MOST-MALIGNED SPECIES

It’s the perfect time of year for a woodland wander in Yorkshire’s precious places

Autumn is a brilliant time to get outdoors, connect with nature and boost your sense of wellbeing. Tune into meditative forest-bathing, wild swim in the sea and raise your eyes to the mystery of star-studded skies. Or simply walk, reflect and get creative, says Kerry Fowler

10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera

Ian McEwan is strolling through the garden of his Cotswolds manor house. Bees waft drowsily between wildflowers. Plump apples, pears and walnuts bauble the trees. Vibrant cerulean-blue damselflies hov