Tasting

John Shelley enjoys a picnic on the wildflower-laden machair at Mulranny, overlooking Clew Bay

Part one of Martin Dillane’s guide to the 200km Western Way covers Stage 1, the section between Oughterard and Maum

Venetia McEllin on why she regrets ignoring canny gardeners’ advice not to plant out before May’s out

Wild creatures on land and sea have their own unique defences that only the brave will risk triggering, writes John Shelley

John Shelley has a run-in with a fearsome horse who takes his job of guarding a local trout pool very seriously

Martin Dillane guides us through the Rocky Mountain Way, a magnificent 19km trail between Newport and Mulranny

Hans Weiland on how to grow five culinary herbs – lovage, horseradish, salad burnet, Vietnamese coriander and sweet cicely

Beguiled by the sight of mayfly, John Shelley is transfixed on his favourite pool, where trout feed on the spring insect

It’s not every day you ask an innocent gardening question only to be told ‘Mind your own business’

The beautiful 200km Western Way, which stretches from Oughterard to Bonniconlon, is to be relaunched this weekend