A tree in time

The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the ...

Native trees hold a special place in the UK’s traditions, myths and ecosystems

Ships made from English oak were victorious at sea from the Nile to Trafalgar and it was once a ubiquitous building material. Yet today, it’s a rarity, finds Arabella Youens

It’s dark. The footage is grainy but you can see the silhouette of a tree with a horizon line swooping behind it. At the tree’s foot is a shadow, which unfurls into a man-shape. A chainsaw snarls into

Ancient rural skills in a modern world

When Masters racer Richard Oakes spoke, Chris Sidwells listened – and realised the multiple world champion’s hard-won wisdom was too good not to share