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Best British rural horror films to watch this Halloween

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) one of the largest rodents in the world. It is well adapted to fulfil its role as a vital engineer of swamp habitats

Guide to Britain’s beavers: history, reintroduction and best places to see

Hill farmer and sheep in Scotland

UK weather 2018: how the extreme weather has impacted on the countryside

Sara Maitland: The uncertainty surrounding Brexit is doing Britain’s farmers no favours

Sara Maitland

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Waterlog reswum: a wild swimming journey following Roger Deakin

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The best nature books to read this autumn

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Sara Maitland: When you think of a farmer, do you picture a man or a woman?

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Historical figures

Champion of the world: celebrating Roald Dahl

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Wildlife stories

Water voles returning to Exmoor after 30 years

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Wildlife stories

Hedgehogs now absent from large areas of the countryside, finds research

Ellie Harrison: We should all know where our meat comes from

Ellie Harrison

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Black-tailed godwit enjoys successful year despite extreme weather

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Record-breaking year for UK’s rarest seabird: the roseate tern

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Wildlife stories

Red squirrels kept safe by ‘suspension bridge’ in Highlands