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TOP 10 REMOTE PLACES IN THE UK

There's something aweinspiring about a place that's remained untamed. Dixe Wills picks his favourite wild sites

Pub closures and fewer hops leave UK brewers in a fight for survival

Fancy a pint?

Will a new national trail provide better access to nature?

Before sitting down to write this I went for a brisk walk along a public footpath at the edge of my village and felt much better for it.

BRITAIN'S 'ROYAL FISH' ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION

Urgent conservation action is required if we're to save the sturgeon from disappearing from UK waters, say experts

STRATEGIC TREE PLANTING TAKES ROOT

New agroforestry guide helps farmers meet environmental goals

Coalition of the willing

Growing a rainforest takes time, ingenuity and passion.Oh, and a bit of dragon skin. Danny Graham meets the people fighting to save Scotland's rare habitats

Noticing nature daily can help us understand ourselves and the world

For over 120 years, The Guardian's Country Diary has delivered a daily portrait of an intimate view of the countryside (or nature, wherever we find it) from across Britain.

“WITCHES MARKS’ FOUND AT MEDIEVAL MANOR HOUSE

The staggering” number of carved rituals elevates 15th-century Gainsborough Old Hall to one of Britain’s spookiest buildings

Poison on your pooch?

You want to protect your dog from fleas and ticks, but the treatments may be contaminating our rivers, say scientists. James Fair looks at the best ways to fight parasites, for both pets and planet

RARE ROMAN KNIFE HANDLE DISCOVERED AT HADRIAN’S WALL

Find in the River Tyne in Northumberland proves celebrity cult’ of gladiators, say experts

Banish the winter blues

Overcome by annual anxiety, Helen Moat set out on a quest to dispel her low winter mood. Via Lapland, Japan and Britain's remote and rugged landscapes, she discovers how nature itself has the answers

In troubled waters

A mass die-off of over one million salmon at a Scottish fish farm last year had many questioning the health of the industry. James Fair asks what the future holds for both fish farmers and consumers

The forgotten valley

In the heart of England, find a lost world straight out of storybooks, where castles, medieval manor houses and ancient inns await. Tim Relf takes a wander in the Welland Valley

Guilt-Free Meat? - Should the world stop eating meat to tackle the climate crisis? Chris Baraniuk meets an experimental farmer who says we don't all have to become vegetarians

Should the world stop eating meat to tackle the climate crisis? Chris Baraniuk meets an experimental farmer who says we don't all have to become vegetarians. Livestock farming around the world is facing scrutiny because of its greenhouse gas emissions. Globally, the sector contributes somewhere between 11.1% and 19.6% of total emissions. Meat production is roughly twice as bad as the production of plant-based food, according to some analyses. And beef is the worst of all. Study after study has suggested that, in order to curtail the devastating effects of climate change, we ought to shift to a diet containing less meat - or even go vegetarian or vegan.

Discover Cider Country - Explore mellow golden countryside, pedalling between medieval villages, historic inns and fruitful orchards, on a delightful Herefordshire Cider Circuit adventure with Julie Brominicks

Explore mellow golden countryside, pedalling between medieval villages, historic inns and fruitful orchards, on a delightful Herefordshire Cider Circuit adventure with Julie Brominicks. I'm cycling Porter's Perfection, one of three cider circuits developed for Visit Herefordshire over the past few years. Each showcases a section of this bucolic county's loveliest villages, pubs, orchards and cidermakers via lanes suited to bicycles - e-bikes for hill-averse cyclists like me. The idea is to allow you to appreciate the sights, sounds and smells of cider country while traversing roads never meant for modern cars. If you have dodgy knees, or are keen to indulge in the local adult apple juice as you go (remember, it's illegal to cycle while under the influence), Visit Herefordshire also promotes cider bus routes.

TOP 10 WILD AUTUMN FOODS

Make the most of seasonal abundance with foraging tips and recipe ideas from wild food expert Liz Knight

The taste of England

Amid pastures farmed by her family for more than four centuries, Mary Quicke is reviving forgotten dairy traditions to produce delicious Devon cheeses

How to eat 30 plants a week

As science proves the many health-boosting benefits of eating at least 30 different plants each week, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shares recipes to help you meet the magic target

RARE RAFT SPIDER MAKES A COMEBACK

Thanks to dedicated conservation work, this impressive but vulnerable arachnid is resurgent in East Anglia

SPECTACULAR STONEHENGE FINDS

Following the latest astonishing revelation about the Stonehenge Altar Stone's Scottish origins, Dixe Wills looks at recent discoveries that have changed the way we view this impressive and enigmatic Neolithic monument

GALLOWAY NATIONAL PARK DEBATE

Would this protected status bring welcome recognition and attention - or overcrowding and problems for farmers?

Farmers are valued, so why do they feel we don't care?

For farmers out in their fields in all seasons, worried about the future as dramatic levels of rainfall blamed on climate change damage their crops, inflation and uncertainty push up their costs and what they see as unfair imports threaten their livelihoods, here's a spot of unexpectedly good news: the rest of us think you are doing a good job.

Pumpkin patches

Find the perfect jack-o'-lantern for Halloween at a pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Some are simple affairs in tranquil countryside; others offer activities ranging from ghost trains to spooky mazes.

Catch a draught

In southern and central Scotland, you may come across a huge horse, usually brown in colour, with white lower legs and a broad white stripe down its nose.

Seene and herd

Watch for Herdwick sheep grazing the wild fell tops in lofty reaches of the Lake District

Edible Seaweeds - An ancient food harvested by humans for millennia, seaweeds bring an intense and rich flavour of the sea to a wide range of dishes, as well as essential mind-and-body-boosting nutrients

An ancient food harvested by humans for millennia, seaweeds bring an intense and rich flavour of the sea to a wide range of dishes, as well as essential mind-and-body-boosting nutrients

We Are an Island Nation - So Let's Protect Our Seas - Living in the UK makes us islanders and personally I'm proud of that definition - not in any political or jingoistic sense, but simply because I love the sea and in this country we are totally surrounded by it.

Living in the UK makes us islanders and personally I'm proud of that definition - not in any political or jingoistic sense, but simply because I love the sea and in this country we are totally surrounded by it. We live inside thousands of miles of coastline, in a nation whose borders were created by nature and made us what we are.

Discover Jurassic Coast - With its towering cliffs, sweeping beaches and pretty seaside towns, the shoreline of Dorset and east Devon is spectacular.

With its towering cliffs, sweeping beaches and pretty seaside towns, the shoreline of Dorset and east Devon is spectacular. Jo Caird fossicks for fossils and dramatic rock formations. It's an auspicious start to my journey along the Jurassic Coast. This 95-mile stretch of shore mostly in Dorset, but nudging just into east Devon - is blessed with awe-inspiring geological formations and fossil deposits that have garnered it recognition as England's only natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. Snaking east from Orcombe Point near Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage, it's studded with monumental rock arches, seemingly endless shingle beaches and fossil beds from which treasures were prised that altered our understanding of prehistory.

Viking shores

We picture Vikings marauding coastal settlements, looting and raiding. But what was life really like in the Viking Age? Historian Eleanor Barraclough reveals what the ancient artefacts found on Britain's shores tell us about our formidable forebears

Sea horses

On Cornwall's coastal clifftops, Melanie O'Shea meets the hardy grazing ponies that are helping to restore the land, so nature can flourish once more