My idea of happiness? A strimmer and a bramble-choked path
Someone needs to clean up Britain’s overgrown footpaths – and it might as well be me
Ditch the gloves, buy a litter-picker, but don’t carshare! How to be eco-friendly in a pandemic
Can you wash your disposable mask at 20C – and should we still be going for reusable coffee cups? Experts answer your environmental dilemmas
I ran away to a remote Scottish isle. It was perfect
Crowded out of the city by noise and stress, I embraced the wild solitude of a Hebridean island – and found a connection to nature
Tree of the week: ‘Our olive tree is very expressive. It tells you when it’s thirsty’
In a weekly series, readers tell us about their favourite trees. This week: an olive in a small Californian orchard
My local park is a space where I can be alone – and feel part of the community
I can hear the flap of birds’ wings. The crunch of gravel underfoot. Gone, though, is the chatter and scraping of chairs in cafes
The Well Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith review – unwinding with nature
A life-affirming study of the pleasures of tending a plot or garden and soothing your mind
Sitopia by Carolyn Steel review – big questions about food
An ‘all-you-can-eat buffet of thoughts’
Country diary: my heart dances with the daffodils
Letah Wood, Northumberland: Sunlight slants through the beeches and the hillside is fresh and green with wild garlic
Country diary: there’s solace to be found walking down a rural lane
Crook, County Durham: It is impossible to overvalue access to nature in the edgelands between town and country
Country diary: the chiffchaff’s cheery seesaw lifts the spirits of a self-isolator
Sandy, Bedfordshire: On my carefully distanced walk I have sightings to report, joy to impart, a sharing slice of good news