If you look closely at the partial rainbow created between the fountain and Chinese Pagoda in Victoria Park, London, you might notice that there is an orange band, but no clear red one. The rainbow has been created by the mist-like tiny droplets from the…

It is tempting to believe that the grass is greener on the other side. After long spells of hot, dry weather in the summer, it really is. Grass holds on to its chlorophyll and therefore green colour for longer under the shade of trees and…

The Spectator have just reviewed Wild Signs and Star Paths: "It’s a thoughtful, lyrical book about the hidden connections between flora and fauna, the landscape and the weather, and most of its wise and wondrous observations are gleaned from the author’s rambles around the English…