Country diary: The gawky yet graceful Irish hare has a lot of history to carry
Ardmalin, County Donegal: Around 15,000 years ago, Ireland was ‘islanded’ from Europe before Britain. That’s when this animal began to evolve its uniqueness
Country diary: A small market town, honeyed with sunset and old memories
Rothwell, Northamptonshire: My connection to this place runs deep. What I loved most back then were the long walks with Mum and Nan, deep into the countryside
Country diary: If there’s such a thing as an unnatural bird, it’s this
Northumberland: Millions of pheasants are released each year, and this was just a few hundred of them – confused and distressed, not quite wild, not quite domesticated
Country diary: Pine martens, dragonflies … this scarred peat bog is healing
Abbeyleix Bog, County Laois, Ireland: I was sceptical about whether this valuable but struggling habitat would be restored in my lifetime. I’m delighted to be proved wrong
Country diary: Mending the last thatched roof in the village
Ardersier, Moray Firth: I’ve come all the way from south Devon and my colleague from the Outer Hebrides, such is the dearth of thatchers in Scotland now