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Sea stars

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September 2024

The playful performances of Britain's bottlenose dolphins attract avid fans - but they deserve personal space

- Adele Brand

Sea stars

Celebrity comes naturally to some. A cry of "dolphin!" stops most people in their tracks, necks craned and eyes shielded from sunlight reflected on the waters where this most talkative of acrobats plays.

Our coast is a theatre for bottlenose dolphins: from Cornwall to Orkney, Northumberland to Brighton, they spin their magic. They are good for us: they boost our economy via wildlife-watching tours and bring smiles to many faces. But they also challenge us to tread more softly on the marine environment.

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Fireworks still thrill, but it's time to embrace something less explosive

I love fireworks. Nature's blazing colours ceding to blazing fires, and acceptance - now the comforting melancholy of September and October has settled - that winter is in the wings. An excitement builds, towards the season of staying in and going out, heralded by sparks in the dark.

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2 mins

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In search of monsters

Britain is a land populated by dragons, giants, selkies and supernatural beings – or so the legends go. Kevin Parr meets Monsterland author Nicholas Jubber to hunt for otherworldly creatures

time to read

7 mins

November 2025

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Get into geocaching

Geocaching is a fun, low-cost hobby that spans the generations. Whether you're a curious six-year-old or a grandparent with a sense of adventure, here's how to get started

time to read

3 mins

November 2025

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FUELLING THE FLAMES

Once a year, in a thrilling spectacle, the Devon town of Ottery St Mary is set aglow by flaming tar barrels carried through the streets.

time to read

3 mins

November 2025

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The big questions answered

\"If you want to track down royal resting places, you'll have your work cut out\"

time to read

13 mins

November 2025

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The king and I

It has its own king, a population of three and was once the landing place for an invasion of England. Dixe Wills ventures to England's most unusual tiny isle

time to read

7 mins

November 2025

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TOP 10 NEOLITHIC STRUCTURES

Stone circles, long barrows and sacred sites - Ellie Tennant picks remarkable Stone Age creations to visit in Britain and Ireland

time to read

9 mins

November 2025

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Secrets from the deep

Venture into the bowels of London's Natural History Museum and you'll discover a realm of deep-sea monsters and rarely seen oddities. Melissa Hobson meets the curious denizens of the Spirit Collection

time to read

6 mins

November 2025

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Ancestral connections

Our landscapes are littered with reminders of our mystical past, and it's one part of living in Britain that has always fascinated me.

time to read

1 min

November 2025

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Kit Running shoes

Whether you're aiming for parkrun or a marathon, here are three road-running options to tick the race-day and training-shoe boxes

time to read

1 min

November 2025

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