The return of the native

With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

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

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

IT was inevitable that he was going to be fascinated by trees, for he was born ‘Paul Wood’ and grew up in a house in Dover that backed on to a forest. But no one could have predicted the lengths that

How Chaucer reshaped English poetry

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