“ the natural world felt like a safe space for me”

Coming up for air

Iris climbed down from the donkey cart that had given her a lift from Penzance station, being careful not to ladder her best stockings, and walked up the narrow lane to Nantolven Farm. There was no si

Our schools can–and must–lead the way in teaching the next generation the incalculable value of the natural world, contends Roger Morgan-Grenville

To mark our 40th birthday, we launched a landmark survey investigating how nature affects mental wellbeing. Is pottering around outside better than pounding the treadmill at the g ym? Is a walk in the park as good as weeding your garden? Which British flower is the best mood-booster? The results are in…

Ancient rural skills in a modern world

Emmerdale never gets boring. I’m never doing the same scenes from year to year – there’s always something new and exciting round the corner for my character. I had my son Jude just before my 41st birt