This year brought a small but joyful harvest — homegrown hazelnuts from the garden. From their role as a prehistoric superfood to their place in ancient folklore and everyday superstition,…

This month I’m rambling along the hedgerows. The pastoral landscape of England is defined by hedges – something rarely seen in the rest of the world – and Shropshire is well-blessed with them.

Agricultural land covers 70% of the English landscape but historically, land redesigned by humans has greatly benefitted wildlife.