A diminished thing

Britain’s wild places are under pressure – but cycling gives us rare access to their beauty and fragility. Sophie Pavelle explores what’s at stake from the saddle

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards are a sacred haven for flora and fauna

Climate change is shifting the balance of vineyard biodiversity, creating new challenges for wine-growers

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

As a child, the zoo felt like a magical world – lionesses lounging under dull British skies, laminated tanks of rare reptiles and flurries of exotic birds I had only ever seen in books. I was raised o

D o you remember cecil the lion, the bold, wild and archetypally handsome big cat at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park? With a glorious flowing mane and a royal swagger, Cecil was the star attraction at