Sara Maitland

Recent articles by Sara Maitland

Young girl playing with daisies in back garden

Sara Maitland: children need the independence and freedom to be alone in nature

Comical image of two children standing on a sandy beach by the ocean. They both grip wafer cones containing vanilla ice-cream which melt and drip around their hands, ensuring a sticky mess. The boy has almost eaten all of his ice-cream, while the little girl looks up at him with a bemused and withering look

Sara Maitland: A day on the beach offers freedom, beauty and childlike fun, whatever your age

Group of school children on a field trip. They are standing in a river looking for wildlife while listening to their teacher.

Sara Maitland: A new GCSE in natural history will empower the future caretakers of our planet

Seagulls fying above the Dee estuary

Sara Maitland: Rediscovering the wonders of a tidal estuary

Thatched cottage

Sara Maitland: why rural communities need permanent residents

Picture of grandfather farmer with granddaughter in field of wheat trying to get a phone signal

Sara Maitland: why rural communities need better mobile internet coverage

Mackerel sky clouds

Does a return to ‘normal’ have to mean the loss of our peaceful soundscape?

Curlew in a wet meadow – Countryfile magazine podcast

Sara Maitland: Wildlife surveys prior to development are vital for the care of our countryside

Tractor in field, Getty

Sara Maitland: How Farmer Clusters benefit the environment and rural communities

A hiker and their dog exploring the Scottish Countryside. This image has added grain and styling.

Sara Maitland: The meaning of community

River Wye on an autumn day/Credit: Getty Images

Sara Maitland: How can we save our polluted rivers?

Man hiking in the Yorkshire Dales national park, England ©Getty

Sara Maitland: How our ancient pilgrimage routes have been given a new lease of life

Solway Firth coastline from the Isle of Whithorn in Scotland

Can we conserve our ancient cultural traditions alongside our natural world?

arrow Road in a Rolling Rural Landscape in the Scottish Countryside on a Cloudy Winter Day. The Snow Cleared from the Road is Piled up along both the Sides of the Road/Credit: Getty Images

Sara Maitland: Why we all enjoy a good grumble

Milk on doorstep

Sara Maitland: Why plastic-free shopping is the way forward