It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that there is currently something of a car boot sale going on in the UK – with the government selling off anything that isn’t screwed down. The justification for this is open to conjecture [...]

Tuning in to the news these days, you’d be forgiven for thinking the snow currently wafting down was made of sulpheric acid and highly hazardous to human health, such is the level of high drama. The Beeb had no fewer [...]

For anyone with a love of the great outdoors, autumn is a time of wonder. But if your interest lies with birds, it’s arguably the best time of the year to go out in search of them - and this year promises [...]

You’d be hard pressed to have missed the media reports on the plight of the red squirrel. The fact that it’s cute, small and photogenic certainly helps to attract public interest, but it’s their continued hounding from native habitats by [...]

It looks like things are looking up for Britain’s water voles.

This compact and furry little animal was the model for Ratty in The Wind in The Willows. But, sadly, since the 1990s its numbers have fallen from around seven million [...]

Two weeks ago, I discovered the inevitable consequence of not locking your wheels when you lock up your bike in London: your wheels promptly disappear. Since then, I’ve been happily walking to work, trying slight route variations each day…