Cuckoos sang me happy birthday for a decade. Now they are silent
Britain’s shifting weather patterns are a particular problem for these ingenious, misunderstood birds.
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Even garage-bought flowers can provide delight
The joy of the simple pelargonium.
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If I could be a tree, I’d be a sycamore
Its low-hanging branches are made for childhood adventures.
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The secrets of the heath
To see the beauty of these dwindling acres, you must focus on what is at your feet.
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Gardening laziness is the best way to encourage pollinators
Doing nothing is the antidote to declining insect populations.
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The immersive sounds of the Polish wilderness
“Sounds of Wild Poland”, this week’s instalment of BBC Radio 3’s The Essay, treats listeners to an atmospheric soundscape.
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My head has been turned by the sunflower
Though there is something a little unnerving about all those unblinking, yellow cyclopses, peer closely and I can see a…
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I couldn’t beat our local fly-tippers. Instead, I found myself joining them
Often I find myself picking among jettisoned debris, looking for incriminating documents, but rarely with any luck.
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