Many of those who traverse Lacock’s streets come to walk in the footsteps of characters dreamt up by Jane Austen or JK Rowling. Its real history, however, is e...
This month: bluebell woods to make you go “Wow!” Words by Pete Dommett
Flowers? That’s a bit boring, isn’t it?” This was a friend’s response after I told hi...
An area of great history and healing, myth and mysticism, where the tang of incense hangs in the air, this little Somerset town’s legends have left an indelibl...
It’s the time for mad March hares, says Pete Dommett, if you can find one, that is
Do you remember Masquerade? Like a lot of children who grew up in the lat...
Bristol’s owls are loved-up and loud. Listen out for them this month, says Pete Dommett
In The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter, Nutkin and his bus...
The recent scrapping of tolls on the Severn crossings makes now an ideal time to discover what, for many, is Wales’s best-kept secret, says Andrew Swift
St...
Pete Dommett urges us to do something wild in 2019
Forget going to the gym more often – make one of your new year’s resolutions to notice nature on a regula...
Pete Dommett is dreaming of a black and white Christmas
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? After the last-minute, frantic panic-buying, crowded s...
Our wildlife columnist Pete Dommett has been making friends with the city’s squirrels this month
Cute. There, I’ve said it. When it comes to writing about wi...
Andrew Swift finds forgotten woods, enigmatic ruins and possible paranormal activity just past Backwell
Brockley Combe is a strange and secretive place. Most...
No timely October wildlife column would be complete without a look at some spooky animals but there’s nothing to fear about bats, despite the bad rap, says Pete...
Kingfishers are kept busy on Bristol’s rivers during September but they’re not always easy to observe, says Pete Dommett
Every birdwatcher has a bogey bird: ...
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