
Can you believe it’s been over six years since Jim and I cycled along the Rhine from Mainz to Cologne? Why, we were practically children. On that occasion it was the sheer number and variety of castles that stick in my mind. And on the cycling holiday before that, it is the vast, resinous pine […]

I’ve always thought that if I can entice insects and wildlife into my garden, then well… I’m doing something right; even if I don’t always notice them, I’m doing something right. Of course, we all know that insect numbers are falling but, as depressing as that is, here are three simple steps we can take […]