Outdoor Living

NATURE John Shelley’s clock has stopped, but nature supplies a much nicer rhythm by which to measure the passing of the day

NATURE Pat Fahy on the importance of looking after all our pollinators, from bees to butterflies, hoverflies to moths

NATURE John Shelley discovers a population of newts in a bed of decomposing leaves at the bottom of his drained pond

NATURE Pat Fahy on the importance of listing to and working with small farmers to secure a better future

NATURE John Shelley paddles out to a lake island where herons nest and remembers an encounter with an urban bird

NATURE Pat Fahy on the signs of hope that nature is offering as the world slows down during the coronavirus outbreak

NATURE During lockdown, John Shelley pays closer attention to life within 2km of his home, and finds it thriving

NATURE Pat Fahy looks back to a time when our meadows were full of wildflowers and humming with vital life

NATURE After returning from the UK, John Shelley finds himself in quarantine, contemplating the role of the rat

NATURE Biodiversity officer Pat Fahy on simple steps each of us can take to help save our pollinators