Country diary: Ladybirds and wasps are the unsung heroes of the farm
Brigg, Lincolnshire: With harvest approaching, we’re putting the glorious long evenings to good use, and both humans and insects are working hard to protect the crops
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Country diary: The ‘queen of trees’ is holding a secret
Eggesford Forest, Devon: I thought I was alone in admiring a towering beech in the chilly wood, but I was not
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Country diary: Why are orchids so mysterious and coveted? It all starts underground
Hogshaw, Derbyshire: We’re up to 27 spotted orchids in our garden, and every one is a miracle
May 2026
Wildlife-filled childhoods have been lost
The aftermath
Blossoming among spoil heaps: how 1,000 years of lead mining gave birth to banks of pansies and pennycress
Hyperlocal, seasonal and eco-friendly: British flower farms are coming up roses
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Country diary: Violence, precision and a free lunch – welcome to the weird world of pollination
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Country diary: A truly golden spring for buttercups and dandelions
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Country diary: No Mow May is back on track – and the results are wonderful
Britain and Ireland’s wildflowers – in pictures
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Country diary 1906: The wild plants are overflowing with health
From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens
April 2026
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Country diary: The quiet vitality of a well-managed churchyard
‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures
From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record
It would be a shame to lose the bog star
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Country diary: The rise of the rare pasqueflower is my Easter miracle
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Country diary: It is our duty to delight in the dandelion
March 2026
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Country diary 1926: The floor of the wood is starred with white anemones
The age of extinction
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?
