summer

Sandy beach with families

Britain’s best family friendly beaches

Harris beach

Britain’s best beaches

Chopped tomatoes and knife on cutting board, fresh vegetables on the table, top view. (Photo by: Anjelika Gretskaia/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images)

Food and Recipes

Best summer recipe ideas

Kearvaig Bothy in Cape Wrath, Scotland

Best places to stay on the UK coast

Sand dune at sunset

UK sand dune guide: best dunes to visit and wildlife to identify

Sandcastle

British summer holiday guide: family-friendly adventures and events

Sunset over Constantine Bay, North Cornwall

Month in pictures – July in the countryside

Summer in a London park (Getty)

How to stay cool during a heatwave

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How to identify

Key insect pollinators of summer in the UK

Stonehenge at sunset, Wiltshire, England.

Summer solstice 2019: when is the longest day of the year and best places to celebrate

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Elderflower guide: where to find it, how to identify and recipe ideas

blue forget-me-not flowers

How to identify

A beginner’s guide to native British wildflowers

Buff-tailed bumble-bee (Bombus terrestris) worker nectaring on scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire. May 2011.

How to save a bee

Embleton Bay, Northumberland © Tim Hurst

Walk: Embleton Bay, Northumberland