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Nature

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye
Illustration of birds in a tree
Books

Top 5 books about birds, chosen by Jasmine Donahaye

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide
marine illustration of whales and a boat
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here's how we can turn the tide

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington
A boy reads book in a forest with a rabbit and an owl
Books

Top 5 books about children and nature, chosen by CC Harrington

Limberlost review: What nature can teach a boy about a man
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
novel

Limberlost review: What nature can teach a boy about a man

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
gardening hands
Book reviews

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years
Drought

Thames Water's daily leakage is equivalent to running a hosepipe for 73 years

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong
Books

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French
Books

Top 5 books for young nature lovers, chosen by Dr Jess French

Lev Parikian: The man who tracked the 72 seasons
Bird
Nature

Lev Parikian: The man who tracked the 72 seasons

Does the Queen really own all the swans?
the queen and swans
jubilee 2022

Does the Queen really own all the swans?

The government has rejected calls to give the public more access to the English countryside
A sign pointing towards a public footpath.
Right to roam

The government has rejected calls to give the public more access to the English countryside

Exclusive: The UK's rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly
Image of the Peak District
Nature conservation

Exclusive: The UK's rarest and most threatened wildlife sites are not being protected properly

The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature
Ellen Miles, a guerrilla gardener planting in her neighbourhood.
Earth Day 2022

The guerrilla gardeners claiming back space for nature

In defence of buddleja, blossom of the concrete jungle
Buddleia
Gardening

In defence of buddleja, blossom of the concrete jungle

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future
A child with a Christmas tree for the festive time of year. Illustration: CSA Images/Getty
David George Haskell

The smell of Christmas trees is not just a portal to the past, but a path to a better future

Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature
Books

Biologist Beth Shapiro's top 5 books about humans and nature

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top five books to teach us about animals
Books

Top five books to teach us about animals

Lockdown lesson: Nature can lead you to a world full of wonder
Seb Whale

Lockdown lesson: Nature can lead you to a world full of wonder

Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats
Environment Bill: Wildcats were driven to extinction in England more than 200 years ago.
Environment

Environment Bill will ban peat compost and bring back wildcats

Like nature, we will f ind a way to grow again
John Bird

Like nature, we will f ind a way to grow again

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