The queen beech ruled the land, even when she fell
How the whomping willow from Harry Potter entered a new "stage of life".
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Do whales attempt suicide?
We simply don’t know why some apparently healthy whales and dolphins strand themselves. Which begs the question: are they doing…
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Distance makes the heart grow fonder
I held the rock in my hand during the crossing, an anchor to Earth that would remind me of its…
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I went to Guernsey for a walk but ended up playing tax-dodger dodgems
Guernsey Airport is pretty weird; but then, so is the rest of the island.
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Quiet carriage, window seat, forward facing
It’s not the best way to see the land, travelling at this speed – it never was: walking has always been…
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My bike ride to Kolkata, Corbyn’s position on HS2, and the plight of the metropolitan hedgehog
Did ZSL fully realise, I asked, the threat to the hedgehogs posed by HS2’s plans?
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How to survive Spider Season
Spider Season seems to get more intense every year. Either I’m shrinking, or the spiders are growing.
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Skellig Michael is hardly an island – but it’s the one I love most
On a rock in the Atlantic, I felt the magic of place.
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