The great outdoors awards 2025

SIX OF THE BEST

Expert advice on the kit that makes a difference

6 Cornwall 19 Devon 31 Dorset 43 Somerset Beacon Cottage is part of a traditional working Cornish family farm. The site is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the South West Coast P

“Dogger, Fisher, German Bight”; BBC Radio 4 listeners will be familiar with these evocative names. They are part of the Shipping Forecast, broadcast four times a day on longwave, giving sailors weathe

There’s something extra refreshing about sipping a pint by the sea. MICHAEL CLARKE and REBECCA PITCAIRN recommend some of the best pubs and bars on our shores

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect