Confined to my house, I am giddy with excitement for the world beyond it
I’ve spent the endless hours of self-isolation gazing at the paperwhites on my mantlepiece, watching their silhouettes shift and grow…
By
Nature
Latest in
Nature
Ben Okri: climate change and oppression are born of the same “devouring instincts”
The award-winning writer on philosophy, mythology and the connections between racial injustice and ecological crisis.
By
David Attenborough’s Green Planet is a necessary watch this January
The new series on plants from the veteran broadcaster is both a tonic for the wintry soul and a crucial…
By
Nature is a state of grace that can be experienced by anyone, anywhere
To preserve our environment, we must realise that nature is not elsewhere – in the safari park or on an…
By
Nicola Davies: in an age of eco-crisis, can talking animals help us?
After years of avoiding anthropomorphism in her fiction, the prolific childrens’ author and zoologist reveals why she thinks it’s time…
By
In another pandemic winter, the lure of hibernation is stronger than ever
I thought that I could retreat from the world outside, like a hedgehog or ladybird. But after Covid we will…
By
Where have all the sparrows gone?
For millennia the house sparrow has thrived alongside humanity, now its halved population offers a warning.
By
Hearing others’ gardening stories encourages us to dig deeper
Many gardening books are glossy, coffee-table affairs, but I prefer the ones about earth and matter and the people who…
By