The many joys of meadow rue | Alys Fowler

I cannot leave my mother’s house without a car full of things: half the contents of…

Stories to save the world: the new wave of climate fiction

Now more than ever, novelists are facing up to the unthinkable: the climate crisis. Claire Armitstead…

Grasshopper bred in captivity returns to East Anglia marshes

Citizen zookeepers release endangered large marsh grasshopper in former strongholds Britain’s largest grasshopper is being bred…

Country diary: the magical variety of moths

Castle Howard, North Yorkshire: From the shimmer of a burnished brass to the swarthy eyed hawk-moth,…

Coalition fails to meet endangered species targets to stem decline of birds, mammals and plants

Ecology experts say failure to hit five-year goals concerning although feral cat progress promising A Coalition…

GOP infrastructure negotiators fume over Biden’s handling of their deal

Senate Republicans who negotiated an infrastructure deal with President Joe Biden celebrated Thursday, then woke up…

‘It ought to feel squelchy’: plan to save drying-out Welsh peat uplands

Even in midsummer, the hills above the market town of Rhayader in mid-Wales should be so…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

A flock of birds fly in front of the sun during sunset at Lake Van in…

Concerns over welfare of Exmoor ponies in Danish rewilding project

Exmoor ponies have become hot property for rewilding projects across Europe, which use them as selective…

New Yorkers fled to the Hamptons in 2020 – and sparked a major sewage crisis

Growing up in Southampton, Bryan McGowin spent his summers swimming in a beautiful local pond. Now…