Battle of the giants

Weather deities, magical portals, earth-moving giants and haunted valleys – Britain’s mountains are humming with myth, magic and mystery. Hanna Lindon explores upland legends from around the country

What supernatural folklore reveals about human nature

F rom the top of the highest peak ...

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s

This summer, I became fascinated with one of Britain’s forgotten folklore beasties, the bogie rabbit. Now, I’d run across a few of these jokers over the years, but never taken them that seriously. I m

Aliens come in all shapes and sizes: they have gone from being Little Green Men that met with media derision and laughter to the widely perceived image of large-headed and spindly-bodied Greys. The co