A cedar that The Beatles climbed, an oak featured in Virginia Woolf's Orlando and a beech from the final scenes of 1917 are among the shortlist for the Woodland Trust's Tree of the Year competition.

You might have noticed very early browning of leaves this year, as well as a premature blackberry bounty. That’s partly because this heatwave-packed year has sparked sooner flowering and fruiting, and ...

Mast year are one of nature’s cleverest survival strategies, turning quiet woodlands into unexpected treasure troves. If you’ve recently noticed the ground carpeted with acorns or beech nuts then ...