CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

 Stinking hellebore is an unappealing name for a very bee-friendly plant. It has been the epicentre of bumblebee activity in our garden ever...

 By this stage in the year a lot of bumblebees are reaching the end of their lives. They take longer to warm up after cold nights and begin ...

This line of mature common lime trees Tilia x europaea stands beside Waskerley beck, on the northern edge of the Demesne p...

This field, at Bamburgh on the Northumberland coast, has been sown with wild and nectar rich flowers, as part of a wonderful EU Environment...

Stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus isn't the most fragrant of plants - certainly not one that you'd want to bring indoors - bu...

Thursday's Guardian Country Diary is about this delightful little lane that leads down from Bulbeck Common to Blanchland. In particular...