Country diary: In rural Britain, some signs are more polite than others

Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire: While nature reserves ask, private estates demand

10 of the best eco-friendly places to stay in Europe

Sustainable stays offering the chance to share mountain views with bears, sleep easy in a low-carbon hotel and wellness experiences

From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan

First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based diet

‘Sun-powered orgasms are fantastic’: why I went to live in a desert cave

Armed with only a solar charger, a vibrator and some marijuana gummy bears, I rode out the pandemic – and my fear of spiders – in a California commune

The Guardian view on autumn: as summer ends, fresh starts abound

Editorial: Though the days turn cold and the night draws in, we should not mourn; this time of year is full of richnesses and new beginnings too

‘I was sliding towards the drop and couldn’t stop’ – the writer who fell from a mountain

It is every climber’s worst nightmare. In this extract from his thrilling book about the glorious – and treacherous – Cuillin Ridge on Skye, Simon Ingram recalls the day its wild peaks almost took his life

How a racist taunt prompted me to reclaim Britain’s countryside

A man on a train told me to go back to where I’m from – and so I did. Walking alone in nature, I felt liberated from prejudice, says nature writer Anita Sethi

Weeds, wellbeing and pizza ovens: Bridgewater, a new kind of RHS garden

By allowing designers to playfully rewrite the rules, the Royal Horticultural Society has created a radical, sustainable garden that is almost guaranteed success

Knowledge of medicinal plants at risk as languages die out

Loss of linguistic diversity means less chance to discover age-old remedies not known to science, study warns

‘It’s a love letter to adventure’: the mud-spattered show about jogging

Inspired by a 90-mile run to the Peak District, These Hills Are Ours explores the joys of trail running – then invites its audience out for a jog