Nature needs time to adapt to changing conditions,

THINGS ARE very quiet here at the moment. It’s weird - I am used to a life overfull of things to do. For the first time in 20 years I have no building project on the go, and general maintenance, fenci

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From Shakespeare to treasured stalking trophies and scientific study, antlers in all their aspects never fail to impress and inspire, says Charles Harris

For three generations, the Sheffield family have raised turkeys on their off-grid farm in Sussex. Today, their award-winning birds grace Christmas tables countrywide

October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel