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Britain has no wilderness left – we must protect its wildness Members only

Every inch of Britain has felt the impacts of humanity, but there are still places where nature has free rein, argues Ian Carter.

Ian Carter
Ian Carter
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Wolf watching in the Scottish Highlands in 2044 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.

Matthew Hay
Matthew Hay
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'An Orkney Miracle Drink': How wildflowers heal us, inside and out 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.

Victoria Bennett
Victoria Bennett
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'The life of an animal is not an experiment' 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.

Louise Gray
Louise Gray
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The wood and the road: my battle to save an irreplaceable ecosystem 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.

Iain Robinson
Iain Robinson
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The shapeshifting language of eco-fascism Members only

We won’t find the solutions to our problems in a forced rural fantasia, but in our shared humanity.

Richard Smyth
Richard Smyth
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Attacks on archaeology will harm efforts to restore the natural world Members only

By looking to the past, we can better understand how to save nature and tackle climate change in the future.

Umberto Albarella
Umberto Albarella
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'Our hikes were a political statement': The Sheffield walkers reclaiming 2,000 years of rural history 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.

Maxwell Ayamba
Maxwell Ayamba
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