Richie Blake explains how volunteers can transform the fortunes of our waterways – notably his beloved River Teign in Devon

Britain is a country mercifully bereft of threatening fauna–or so you might believe. John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters

Marian Boswall defends the building of lakes, which bring both beauty and biodiversity

With a season of winter storms approaching James Batty explains how to make the most of the great bass fishing that comes during or after a big blow

What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

How is climate change – and consequently evolving farming practices – affecting hunting? Andrew Sallis finds out