Countryside
Hunting
This time three years ago, I hadn’t jumped a single thing for almost ten years. This season, I am happily…
The fairy census
An eccentric English tradition has attracted fresh academic attention
Real life
The countryside is all very well so long as you know you can leave it. Funnily enough, exactly the same…
Cider-making
The fabulous October weather is now just a memory but it made for a golden, old-fashioned apple day down in…
I’ve got a new passion – and I’m in far too deep
I have fallen in love with an unsuitable male. My wife isn’t totally happy about this relationship because she recognises…
Love, care and laughter
Remembering Candida Lycett Green
The eternal beauty of John Clare
This has been a terrible year for horseflies. It’s bad enough if you’re human: often by the time you swat…
Making hay …
This book is a portrait of one man’s meadow. Our now almost vanished meadowland, with its tapestry of wildflowers, abundant…
Dear Mary
Q. Is there a tactful way to keep one social offer on hold while waiting to see if you have…
A POINT OF VIEW
Until I plotted a book on England’s best views I had not realised how much people cared. Ask them to…
