It’s a sight to stop you in your tracks – dozens of butterflies clustered in one spot. I watch, fascinated, as they flutter and feed together. But these green-veined whites haven’t been attracted…

It’s 4.40am on a calm spring morning. I pull into the layby next to North Cliffe Wood and strap on the head torch that’ll help me find my way through the darkness. There’s no traffic at this…

Summer is giving way to autumn. Clusters of deep red berries nestle among the green leaves of the hawthorn hedges. If you look closely, there are other colours hidden here too – blue, brown and…