Do you daydream about swapping the rat race for an outdoor-centric existence The trailblazers here have all taken dramatic steps to change their lives their stories might just inspire you to do the same

Burdened by her job, Natalie turned to nature for comfort and found something rather unexpected

When Jon and Ruth arrived at Dittiscombe Farm in South Devon in 1998, their dream of a thriving, natural environment was quickly dashed. “I longed to hear birdsong and see a landscape buzzing with lif

Up through the dappled oak grove, across a tinkling stream and out into open fields. It’s a lunchtime walk I do a lot, living here in West Yorkshire’s lush Upper Calder Valley. Recently, I’d been skir

It’s a cold, clear February evening on Brighton beach. The sun has not yet dipped below the horizon and the last of the light is that strange, luminescent blue that presages dusk. Hundreds of pairs of

With new rules to boost biodiversity coming into force last year, Michael Barker asks how they are working for farmers and where they can be improved