Spring-cleaning the potting shed is usually a quiet task – but this year I had an unexpected guest
As I propped the hut door ajar so that my winter visitor could escape, I experienced a slight twinge of…
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Alone in the new world
This time last year I went for a very ordinary walk, unaware of the disruption, trauma and solitude that was…
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Growing up in industrial towns, I followed the tracks of animals to seek out small pockets of woodland
Sadly, I realised that these unintended sanctuaries were temporary and would soon fall to the developers.
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Why I wept at spring’s arrival
Winter is about stasis, but spring brings change and progress – and dear God, never have we all needed to…
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Consider the Oyster: why economics still has so much to learn from the natural world
From Charles Dickens to the Dasgupta report, the story of the oyster holds gritty hope for conservation.
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Why a fine “tilth” – though it may be hard to define – is essential for successful seed sowing
Gardening instructions can often get lost in translation – and none is harder to interpret than “create a good tilth”.
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Tom Fort’s Casting Shadows is an excellent, balanced portrait of fisher folk in Britain
Fort’s new book is alive to the poetry that stirs the human soul while fishing.
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One of the most affecting sights in the natural world is watching birds of prey hunt
Each species has its own style; some rise high in the air and hover, scanning the ground for tell-tale signs of…
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