Walking
Country diary: hare today, and tomorrow
Allendale, Northumberland: Soon these ‘mad’ hares will be less wary as their mating instincts take over. Then the males will chase the females full pelt through these upland fields
Susie White
08, Mar, 2021 @5:30 AM
Is that a unicorn? No, it’s a teenager taking a hike in the great outdoors…
The Ramblers charity, long known for its older demographic, is now recruiting the Insta-generation
Brian Oliver
07, Mar, 2021 @8:30 AM
Country diary: a natural amphitheatre allows birds to perform
Knotbury, Staffordshire: A snatch of robin song, the cry of a raven a mile off, and the mating calls of red grouse punctuate an otherwise still, wintry day
Mark Cocker
06, Mar, 2021 @5:30 AM
My Donkey, My Lover & I review – eat, bray, love … and French manners
The delightful Laure Calamy hijacks a family trekking holiday in this warm comedy of infidelity and animal magnetism
Cath Clarke
03, Mar, 2021 @11:00 AM
Country diary: a dipper in the shadows of the Devon Expressway
Plymouth, Devon: The sighting takes me by surprise. This is a species I am used to seeing along Dartmoor’s tumbling torrents to the north
Charlie Elder
02, Mar, 2021 @5:30 AM
‘Fresh air is medicine’: British ramblers on the joy of their daily walk
Families, friends and dog walkers on the South Downs share the joy of getting out and about
Photographs: Jonathan Browning. Interviews: Joe Stone
27, Feb, 2021 @2:00 PM
A joyless trudge? No, thanks: why I am utterly sick of ‘going for a walk’
As a Canadian living in the UK, there’s one thing I still don’t get about the British: what’s so great about trudging through a muddy field to nowhere?
Monica Heisey
27, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM
10 of the best beaches for a winter walk: readers' tips
For a cleansing blast of cold air, nothing beats a seaside hike. From the Atlantic to the Channel, readers pick their favourites
Guardian readers
25, Feb, 2021 @11:00 AM
The advantages of 18th-century dating | Letter
Letters: The ability to walk and talk and to get to know someone without the pressure of their eyes being on you is leisurely and liberating, writes Judith Martin
Letters
24, Feb, 2021 @6:30 PM
Kate Humble on walking – and how to improve it: ‘The rhythm is really good for your brain’
The TV presenter thinks our newfound love of walking will persist after lockdown. She talks about hiking around Britain’s coast, the joy of newborn lambs and the true meaning of liberation
Emine Saner
24, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM
Finding the middle of nowhere: hiking to Scotland's great wilderness
Memories of a winter trip to the most remote spot in Britain are a reminder of the raw beauty of the Highlands
Phoebe Smith
19, Feb, 2021 @6:30 AM
Country diary: hammering hail and a rare sight of crystalline beauty
Comins Coch, Ceredigion: A single speck, no larger than an apple pip, settled on my sleeve – showing against the dark fabric as a tiny, perfect hexagon
John Gilbey
18, Feb, 2021 @5:30 AM
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