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Top 10… water inspired breaks
Ruth Styles
4th May, 2012
Last month’s downpours might have put you off water for life but that doesn’t mean a watery getaway isn’t worth a look. Ruth Styles rounds up 10 of the bestmore...
The Peregrine
Mark Newton
26th April, 2012
A masterpiece of nature writing, J.A. Baker’s ‘The Peregrine’ is well worth revisiting, says Mark Newton, not just for the prose but also to help us re-engage with the natural world more...
Five of the best... gypsy caravan breaks
Lisa Stephens
19th April, 2012
Forget My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding; the UK’s Romany caravans offer discreet luxury, emerald eco credentials and the chance to get back to nature in style. Lisa Stephens rounds up five of the best more...
The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places
Laurie Tuffrey
5th April, 2012
Bernie Krause has spent a lifetime recording the sonics of nature. But, as Laurie Tuffrey finds, his quest to record the elusive sound of the wild finds practical application in conservation more...
The Ecologist meets… UNESCO's Kishore Rao
Ruth Styles
15th March, 2012
Can the planet’s cultural and natural heritage be protected during a war? Ruth Styles talks Syria, conservation and natural wonders with Kishore Rao, head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centremore...
How to… pitch a tent (and make it stay put)
Ben Martin
8th March, 2012
Camping is a Great British institution that won’t be going out of fashion any time soon. Former Scoutmaster Charles Rosin explains how to pitch your tent like a pro more...
The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard
Laurie Tuffrey
1st March, 2012
Beth O’Donnell Young’s opus urges us to dispense with our prim patios and manicured lawns, and let nature in. Laurie Tuffrey hears the call more...
The hot list: 10 hip, green UK destinations for 2012
Ruth Styles
13th February, 2012
Forget France; the UK is home to some of the coolest holiday spots on the planet. Whether you want scenery, natural phenomena or a dose of eco-luxury, there’s a British break to suit youmore...
PHOTO GALLERY: Dartmoor National Park
Ruth Styles
3rd November, 2011
Andrew Cooper’s latest tome offers a fascinating insight into the life of Britain’s best-known national park more...
Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise
Ruth Styles
5th October, 2011
It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out more...
Flower power: Nature Girl launches in the UK
Ruth Styles
25th August, 2011
Organic perfume brand Rich Hippie's skincare sister, Nature Girl, is to launch in the UK. Ruth Styles gets a sneak peek more...
The beginner’s guide to late summer foraging
Noah Lee
2nd August, 2011
Can’t tell medlars from mushrooms? Noah Lee spoke to the Wild Man, aka forager Fergus Drennan, to find out exactly how to make your wild food fantasies a reality more...
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The Secret Garden nursery: a unique daycare where children spend all day outdoors
Phoebe Doyle
26th July, 2011
When the classroom is the outdoors the possibilities are endless. Phoebe Doyle explores the practicalities, the realities and the huge potentials of the outdoor nursery concept more...
Top 10...environmentally friendly travel companies
Valentina Jovanovski
3rd June, 2011
Eschewing mass tourism for small groups, conservation and community involvement, Valentina Jovanovski has the lowdown on the green travel companies making a positive difference more...
Nature isn't a commodity that should be bought, sold and traded
1st May, 2011
Dr Kate Rawles
Defra's attempt to put a price tag on nature with its National Ecosystem Assessment may reinforce the dangerous conceit that our own place in ecosystems is more important than any other, argues Dr Kate Rawles more...
Super nature: creating a wildlife garden
Hazel Sillver
22nd March, 2011
From birds to dragonflies and butterflies to bees, Hazel Sillver explains how to turn your garden into a haven for wildlife more...
Top 10...Woodland Walks
Ruth Styles
28th January, 2011
Packed with rare flora and fauna, Britain’s woodlands are the perfect place for getting to grips with nature. From Yorkshire to the Lake District, Hampshire and beyond, Ruth Styles rounds up the best walks more...
Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl: a comedy about human extinction
Matilda Lee
21st January, 2011
Now showing as part of London's International Mime Festival, Flesh and Blood is about two office workers becoming feral. It's absurd yet its ecological messages are clear, says Matilda Lee more...
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Harmony: A new way of looking at our world
Jemima Roberts
21st October, 2010
Prince Charles's new book reacquaints us with a sense of our collective spirit, a place that has become increasingly remote from our digitally 'enhanced' worldview, says Jemima Roberts more...
Pavan Sukhdev: you can have progress without GDP-led growth
Tom Levitt
22nd January, 2010
Deutsche Bank economist Pavan Sukhdev is heading up the groundbreaking TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) report and doing for nature what Sir Nicholas Stern did for climate change - valuing it more...
CASE STUDY: Keeping tourism in balance with nature
Eifion Rees
5th January, 2010
Irshad Mobarak, a self-taught naturalist and environmentalist from the Malaysian island of Langkawi says that development need not mean destruction more...
The Nature Book: What it is and how it lives
Emma Bocking
3rd December, 2009
At times awkwardly funny, informative and charming, Marianne Taylor's book is an easy first step into British natural history more...
Good Natured Fruit 'pesticide-free' claims in doubt
Tom Levitt
21st September, 2009
Multi-million pound brand Good Natured Fruit is marketed in Asda and Sainsbury's as 'pesticide free', but the company now admits it allows chemicals to be used during plants' life-cycle more...
GM lobby just as militant as opposition
Ecologist
4th September, 2009
Attacks from scientists may be putting off further research into GM crops more...Members
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