October: rutting brings menace to the uplands

Does the abundance of rowan berries really forecast snowy days and a hard winter, muses Tessa Waugh , as a home meet draws people of all ages, stages and pre-dawn routines

An early-morning dog walk through the woods sees John Lewis-Stempel coming face to face–or skin to spider silk–with the industrious magic of a September dawn

Its name sounds romantically dangerous, but is WILD BOAR FELL a beast or a beauty?

Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

● In the arena of storytelling, there’s power ...

Peak autumn has a treasure trove of non-feathered riches to discover, says James Lowen