UK
Hay-on-Wye: between the lines
May 08, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits Hay-on-Wye, the border town full of novel ideas
The hidden costs of invasive species
Apr 09, 2018
Written by
Laure Boissat
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU is likely to lead to a surge in management costs of invasive non-native species in the UK, a task that currently amounts to £2bn annually
Gunnerside Gill: romantic ruins, poisonous past
Apr 04, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole walks up Gunnerside Gill, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales with a toxic history
The Ring of Brodgar: Britain's ancient graffiti
Mar 13, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits the Ring of Brodgar on mainland Orkney, one of Britain’s oldest historical sites, and possibly one of its oldest graffiti canvases
Norwich: a city of two tales
Feb 05, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain Trail, Laura Cole visits Norwich, a city of rebellion turned city of sanctuary
Does the UK government’s 25-Year Environment Plan go far enough?
Jan 12, 2018
Written by
Matt Maynard
With Blue Planet II’s recent rally cry for environmental protection in our living rooms; and Michael Gove’s sweeping reforms in Whitehall – does the new Conservative plan really herald the landmark reforms it promises?
Chariots of fir: unusual coastal protection
Dec 25, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits St Andrews to investigate a festive method for protecting the coast
England’s first resident dolphins
Dec 21, 2017
Written by
James Field
A community of 28 bottlenose dolphins has made the southwest coast of England its year round home
Forging a Legacy: revolution in South Wales
Dec 13, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole explores Pontypool in South Wales, a town that had its own industrial revolution
Why UK cavers are leading the world
Nov 23, 2017
Written by
Tony Waltham
From casual forays beneath to leading scientific breakthroughs, UK’s caving communities are proving an invaluable resource
Kinder Scout: Grass Class War
Oct 27, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole heads to Kinder Scout to celebrate the Mass Trespass of 85 years ago
Croydon: from flowers to flyovers
Oct 17, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole visits Croydon, London’s almost-city, in its moment of rapid transformation
Hill of Secrets
Sep 22, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits a viewpoint in Wiltshire for a look at the largest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe
Padstow: A Town Worth its Salt
Aug 14, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole travels to the seaside village of Padstow near the mouth of the river Camel
Glacier Country
Jul 14, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole visits a glacier’s graveyard in Northern Ireland that is still defying explanation
The Celtic Rainforest
Jun 12, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
In this month’s Discovering Britain trail, Laura Cole explores Coed Felinrhyd, an ancient rainforest hidden in North Wales
Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Written by
Jo Sargent
Although the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB is home to Britain’s youngest working nuclear plant, it also contains some of the country’s most important bird reserves. An AONB seemingly riddled with contradictions
Rock of Ages
May 01, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain viewpoint, Laura Cole heads to Kingston-upon-Thames to find a piece of sarsen stone with a lot of history
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