MY old art teacher used to say there are no straight lines in nature. At the same time, one of the French teacher’s pet phrases was, “There are always the exceptions”. And when it comes to straight li

It’s been a long mile, trudging uphill in the rain, across uninspiring fields, past rickety ruins of long-abandoned farm buildings, mud slowly working its way up my waterproof trousers. Sometimes walk

Fossilised dinosaur prints, volcanic craters, ice-carved corries – there are places in Britain where the landscape is a portal to the past. Hanna Lindon takes a stroll through 4 billion years of British history

Bealach Fèith nan Laogh is perhaps the most far-flung destination in our UK Climbs series. Just getting to it is a test in itself. Tucked away on the banks of Loch Sunart in the west of Scotland, it r

Kerry Walker takes a road trip through Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders Rory Stewart (Jonathan ...