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Hogshaw, Derbyshire: We’re up to 27 spotted orchids in our garden, and every one is a miracleWhen we moved to this house, we didn’t need the encouragement of No Mow…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Chelsea flower show
Chelsea, London: I find myself moved by this garden that highlights the ‘edgelands’, those unprotected and modest places where nature can thriveParakeets screech and planes rumble overhead, but my attention…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Trees and forests
The Marches, Shropshire: You never know what kind of parasites you might find lurking in an old tree“Oak apple day, the 29th of May,” is a rhyming reminder of the…
May 29, 2026
· 1 min read
Environment
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadlyMouth gaping, the swallow chick leans perilously…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Birds
Swanage, Dorset: While the seabirds here make the headlines, my eye is drawn to the unassuming rock pipit and its accelerating songIt’s a stunning evening for a walk at Durlston…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Poland
Biebrza marshes, Poland: It’s not just the abundance of elks, orchids and eagles that sets the mind racing, it’s the wild interactions between the ‘exotic’ and the familiarHave I made…
May 26, 2026
· 2 min read
Retail industry
Exclusive: Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past yearNine in 10 retailers based in rural locations have been victims of crime in…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Spring
Talybont, Ceredigion: On a crisp, post-rain morning, I take a walk among bright hawthorn blossom and the glittering pools of Cors FochnoOn the edge of Talybont, the small cemetery, kempt…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Food poverty
Closure of local shops and poor public transport leave households struggling to access healthy and affordable food‘Absolutely beautiful’ but no shops for miles: the Cotswolds’ rural food desertsRural Britain is…
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read