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Summer

June 2024

  • Lonely hiker enjoying the view over spectacular Faroese fjords near Funningur during a sunny spring morning (Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe)<br>T6H20B Lonely hiker enjoying the view over spectacular Faroese fjords near Funningur during a sunny spring morning (Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe)

    Tell us: are you making a change to your summer holidays?

  • Lev Parikian's garden

    Country diary
    Country diary: The glorious cycle of life is reaching its annual peak

May 2024

  • Model wearing shorts and a cream jacket.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Yes, you can wear shorts to the office. But how?

  • A short-eared owl in flight

    Country diary
    Country diary: A silent killer that loves the long days

  • US map of this summer's forecasted temperatures from the National Weather Service.

    Millions in US face extreme-heat threat as experts urge better protections

  • The crimson blossom of pendragon.

    Country diary
    Country diary: Cherry blossom has given way to apple blossom

  • Country diary
    Country diary: Explosive but elusive, what a bird the Cetti’s warbler is

  • Country diary
    Country diary: The lizards are out, basking and, perhaps, breeding

  • UK set for hottest day of year on Sunday at 27C – followed by thunderstorms

  • They’re cute, citrussy and completely different: try growing a cucamelon

December 2023

  • The inside of a well-stocked fridge, including a delightful layer cake with cream and jam.

    How to maximise your fridge’s efficiency: ‘Don’t trust the settings – they’re aspirational’

    The Australian summer is as good a time as any to make sure your fridge and freezer are in peak condition – and to buy your own thermometer

October 2023

  • autumn trees reflected in lake

    Wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn display

    National Trust predicts reversal of last year’s dull October and November, with show starting in Scotland

September 2023

  • An Essex skipper butterfly feeding on thistle flowers in grassland in Dorney, Buckinghamshire.

    Country diary
    Country diary: An orange dazzler that’s skipping northwards

    Holywell, Flintshire, north Wales: Among the brown butterflies in my pastures this late summer, the Essex skipper is a flash of brilliance
  • Fulmar chick

    Country diary
    Country diary: A marooned fulmar chick that’s not as helpless as it looks

    Aughris Head, County Sligo, Ireland: Surrounded by ocean, with its parents absent, no wonder it looked grumpy
  • A middle-aged white woman with long, thick blond hair and wearing a gray T-shirt is slightly out of focus in the foreground. She holds a pair of binoculars to her face to peer into a pine-covered, smoky valley.

    California escaped deadly wildfires this summer. The danger isn’t over yet

    An unusually wet winter tamped down conditions so far in 2023, but experts say the state can’t afford to rely on luck

August 2023

  • Pine trees in the Abernethy forest, which runs around Loch Garten in the Cairngorms National Park.

    Country diary
    Country diary: Shocking damage caused by fire in the forest

    Abernethy Forest, Cairngorms: The pinewoods are vulnerable, but the fire was caught early and contained
  • Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica), in a Brick Compost Bin in a British Garden. Exeter, UK.<br>2AF94YH Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica), in a Brick Compost Bin in a British Garden. Exeter, UK.

    Country diary
    Country diary: Spiders are preparing for their autumn invasion

    Langstone, Hampshire: Giant house spiders are elite athletes with the ability to sprint half a metre in under a second

    • Country diary
      Country diary: It’s a pause between seasons as the skylarks fall silent

    • Country diary
      Country diary: The sound of silence in the meadows

    • Guardian’s vicarious vacations have raised my spirits

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