From croquet lawns to ancient forest and medieval castles: parks take on many forms, but they all have one thing in common – freedom for all.

Thanks to those visionary Victorians, we all have a green space nearby. Here are some of Britain’s most sublime.

Kerry Walker takes a road trip through Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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

Marian Boswall defends the building of lakes, which bring both beauty and biodiversity

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