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Dawn Chorus: The wild creatures back in the West Country for the first time since the reign of Queen VictoriaPine Martens are back on Dartmoor — but why?
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Jason Goodwin: 'Ahead of the Japanese invasion of Borneo, I was told, she had memorised all the top-secret embassy codes to prevent them falling into enemy hands'The cooing of wood pigeons in autumn reminds our columnist of his grandmother and her sisters, one of which was in a secret service in the Second World War.
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Charity issues stark warning to the Government: Restore nature now or risk losing our butterfliesResults from the most recent Big Butterfly Count show an ecosystem in serious decline, according to nature charity Butterfly Conservation.
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National Racehorse Week, a unique chance to go behind the scenes of the Sport of KingsNational Racehorse Week returns for the fourth consecutive year next month, in a bid ‘to show the public what life as a racehorse is really like’.
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Vote for your tree of the year and help save our 'Living Legends'This year's theme is 'Magnificent Oaks', and the competition aims to spread awareness that trees have little legal protection, according to organisers the Woodland Trust.
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One lump or two? The homes where horses come inside the houseNo tea party is complete without a four-hoofed friend in attendance, says Flora Watkins. Just be mindful of where you put the sugar lumps.
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Animals that trespass on our railways, ranked by how often they do itWe've all been delayed on or waiting for a train due to some nonsense on the line. Now, Network Rail have released a list of the culprits.
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'World's cutest sheep' for sale in North YorkshireAre your sheep ugly? Do you want new, pretty ones? We have just the sale for you.
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Gather, grow and regenerate at The Newt in Somerset, with star-studded festival lineup announcedThe Newt has launched its first 'Gather & Grow' festival, which will dig into discussions on gardening, farming and wellness.
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New gene-drive technology could be the magic bullet to save our red squirrels, say scientistsScientists at the Roslin Institute at Edinburgh believe that they can reduce non-native species proliferating without culling, and are asking the Government for support.
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‘We nearly drowned a couple of times. I loved it': Meet the royal boat builder who's spent 45 years chasing perfectionSpending his days working with traditional techniques and timber as Old Father Thames flows by only feet away, boatbuilder Mark Edwards’s career is steeped in history, Hollywood and royalty, discovers Ben Lerwill.
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Jason Goodwin: 'I slung my boots around my neck and squeezed the mud between my toes. Touching the earth with my feet — puddles, grass, leafmould — was curiously liberating'Our Spectator columnist sheds his shoes and earths himself.
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The shire horses still ploughing the fields of London deep into the 21st centuryPhotographer Natasha Durlacher's passion project shines a light on the wonderful shire horses who still have a place in modern London.
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A pheasant at Charing Cross Hospital and a woodcock at St Pancras: London's rarest birds revealedThe latest London Bird Report has some interesting findings.
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John Lewis-Stempel: 'Rewilding is a poor, pathetic box of tools for fixing the state of nature'Turning the countryside into an eco-Disneyland ignores plenty of problems — most notably, where is our food going to come from?
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The M25 and A3 junction's 'wildlife bridge' shows the way forward for Man and NatureWe must ensure that the UK’s first ever heathland green bridge, straddling the A3 and a lifeline for diminishing wildlife, isn’t the last of its kind to open, says John Lewis-Stempel.
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Golden times for golden eagles as Britain's most majestic bird of prey hits 300-year highConservation efforts to help golden eagles are paying off, reports Annunciata Elwes.
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'Living lawmowers': How hungry hairy Hungarian hogs will help save the UK's most endangered butterflyYes, you read that headline correctly. Pigs and cows will help Butterfly Conservation maintain one of the last remaining breeding spots for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly.
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Country Life 1 May 2024Country Life 1 May 2024 looks at local distinctiveness.
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'Somebody in North London wondered if four plump squirrels would be beyond my remit and a chef in Camberwell wants enough venison offal for a pop-up event'It was interesting enough to study Freud, sex, gender and the English language, says Patrick Galbraith, but looking back, he wonders if it was really worth the money.
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'Seagull Boy' aged nine from Derby copies seagull, wins European ChampionshipHaving once been nipped by a seagull while eating a tuna sandwich, Cooper Wallace gained the power to perfectly mimic a seagull. He travelled to De Panne in Belgium to put his skills to the test.
