Essay The shapeshifting language of eco-fascism We won’t find the solutions to our problems in a forced rural fantasia, but in our shared humanity.
Essay Attacks on archaeology will harm efforts to restore the natural world By looking to the past, we can better understand how to save nature and tackle climate change in the future.
Feature 'It is treated as a commodity to be conquered': Can mountain tourism ever be truly sustainable? Fragile mountain environments are too often damaged in the race for the summit. Slow tourism offers a better way.
Feature How reviving nature tables could restore wonder to the classroom In the sixties, tables covered in rocks and shells were a common feature in schools. Is it time they made a comeback?
Extract The bleak, industrial beauty of Scotland's heather moorlands Ecology and aesthetics clash amid Scotland's blooming uplands.
Essay 'Our hikes were a political statement': The Sheffield walkers reclaiming 2,000 years of rural history When Maxwell Ayamba set up a hiking group for middle-aged Black men in 2004, he didn't realise it would be such a revolutionary act.
Feature Photo essay: How the English engage with nature In his photo series, In a Green Shade, Michael Wharley seeks to portray what nature means in England today.
Feature 'An alternative reality': how sound recordings reveal the secret world of ponds In capturing the music of freshwater life, scientists have found a new way to measure underwater biodiversity.
Feature Britain's ancient footpaths could soon be lost forever Campaigners have five years to record a sprawling network of paths – but the pandemic is thwarting their work.
Interview "There is no doubt that colonial ideologies of race have left their legacy." Future Land: Corinne Fowler on colonialism's imprint on the British countryside.
Transcript Corinne Fowler: the entire transcript Future Land: Read the full interview with the co-editor of the National Trust's report on colonialism and slavery.
Interview James Rebanks travels through the literature of farming The author of English Pastoral on the seductions, dangers and quality of rural writing.
Transcript Rebecca Hosking: the entire transcript Future Land: Get into the weeds of regenerative farming with the full interview.
Interview "Our western culture has made us this destructive force." Future Land: An interview with Rebecca Hosking, regenerative farmer, writer and consultant.
Feature Was Thomas Cromwell the first rewilder? The strange history of animal reintroductions in Britain.
Extract What archaeological remains say about our relationship with geese Old bones are a window into the history of goose consumption.
Feature Where are the UK’s nature writers of colour? They are swimming, walking, and wandering. They are in forests, beaches, and cities.
Feature What did Somerset sound like 2,000 years ago? A new recording creates a vortex to a wilder world.
Extract "Sometime in the Neolithic, we discovered the secret of eternal youth for trees." An essay on the ancient art of coppicing.
Feature Is it time to rethink the language around 'non-native' species? The way we talk about introduced plants and animals stinks of xenophobia.
Feature Natural history museums are rooted in racism Britain’s natural history collections were amassed through colonialism and slavery. Museums are still grappling with this legacy.
Feature The debate over Knepp's new storks A reintroduction project at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex has divided opinion.
