Tides

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

When you’re watching waders, you need to make sure the conditions are just right, writes Ruth Miller

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

In October 2023, Brechin, a Scottish town near the North Sea, was hit by a wall of water that changed it forever. During Storm Babet, a record 150 to 200mm of rain fell in parts of the area. The resul

Simon Ellis completes the final leg of his three-month sabbatical cruise along the South Coast of England