Across the globe, communities have used medicinal plants for hundreds of years, with everyday practices often wreathed in tradition. While we now know that many therapeutic flora owe their powers…
Britain’s flora, fauna and other natural treasures are much most diverse that you’d ever imagine. This season, we curate a small selection of our favourite spots – waiting to be…
There are many who campaign to see zoos around the world close for ever. But who can show us the silent suffering their unwilling occupants endure? The 2015 Wildlife Photojournalist…
It is mostly with honey that we associate the humming and bumbling little insect, that rests on our ice cream in summers and stings us if we cross lush meadows…
Serena Brabazon is a woman with a vision. It is a vision to reclaim a part of the Irish landscape that has been destroyed by poor planning regulations and have…
The Bay of Biscay is a great location for seeing whales and dolphins. Reaching depths of 4000m, the Bay provides habitats for a range of different species. Marine conservation charity…
Solid, honest, unusual and playful is how woodworker Adam Ashworth describes his furniture. With designs like the Bird table and his latest project creating a fairytale bed, it’s not difficult…
The summer of 2012 has been one of the hottest years on record and nothing beats the heat better than an icy cold glass of water. Someday soon, however, this…