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Wolf watching in the Scottish Highlands in 2044 Members only Members only
Matthew Hay takes a trip into the future to watch wolves in the snowless Cairngorms, a decade after their reintroduction to the Highlands.
'An Orkney Miracle Drink': How wildflowers heal us, inside and out Members only Members only
In 2022, Victoria Bennett left her apothecary garden in Cumbria to start anew on Orkney. In the accounts of old botanists, she began to learn a new language of flowers.
'The life of an animal is not an experiment' Members only Members only
Seven years ago, as research for her book, Louise Gray learned how to stalk deer. She explains here why that kill was never going to be one-off event.
The wood and the road: my battle to save an irreplaceable ecosystem Members only Members only
The Norwich Western Link will destroy the ancient habitats of the Wensum Valley – and make a mockery of the government's policy on biodiversity.
The shapeshifting language of eco-fascism Members only Members only
We won’t find the solutions to our problems in a forced rural fantasia, but in our shared humanity.
Attacks on archaeology will harm efforts to restore the natural world Members only Members only
By looking to the past, we can better understand how to save nature and tackle climate change in the future.
'Our hikes were a political statement': The Sheffield walkers reclaiming 2,000 years of rural history Members only Members only
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.
The joy of staying local Members only Members only
The last year has forced a rediscovery of nearby nature – but will these habits outlast lockdown?
