The garden has given me much joy this year, though it’s not been without its challenges! Especially the weather, with so little rain for long periods. But those two months of drought made little impac

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30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

Keith picks apart one fishery owner’s claims to grow trout to epic proportions

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