EnglandOur countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In 'England', John Lewis Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.

and Little Crab learning to be brave

poetry and myth

000 to Sentebale

the Bard of Salford

Danger looms in the Land of Dragons

human-induced destruction of nature

the stage was set for a final confrontation

The 'Tichborne Trial' has captivated the widowed Scottish housekeeper Mrs Eliza Touchet and all of England

and famines

'like somebody's elderly Aunt Lavinia

utensils and tools from hazel

just the way you want to hear it