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A wild month of weather produced storm-blown Kittiwakes and Little Gulls, while yet more Ring-necked Duck were found across Britain and Ireland.

Plenty of us plan to stay closer to home this summer, and who can blame us when we have beautiful counties like Somerset on our doorstep, ready to explore Somerset’s landscapes are steeped in legend, from the lush fields of ‘Avalon’ to Cheddar Gorge and the wilds of Exmoor. The winding, country lanes hold secrets: a spectacular gathering of birds at sunset; a cave filled with fertility symbols; a farm taken over by huge sculptures.  The local food scene is flourishing, involving everyone from Michelin-star chefs to foragers on the Mendip Hills and farmers selling cheddar and...

16 of the best Somerset pubs with beer gardens that could be open from April 12 Pubs will be able to serve outdoor meals and drinks from next month Updated GV of The Hare and Hounds gastropub - Lansdown Road, Bath. | Photographer: Artur Lesniak/arturlesniak.com | Date: 30/05/2018 | Copyright: Artur Lesniak/Reach (Image: Artur Lesniak/Reach) With the end of the third national coronavirus lockdown is sight, is all about saving lives, we can start to think about what we will do once the restrictions are finally lifted. This lockdown has deprived us of one of the best ways to pass a warm afternoo...

Swooping, soaring, murmurating: why the skies are full of starlings Robyn Vinter © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Driving through Ripon, North Yorkshire, last week, Hayley Blaymires was surprised to see thousands of birds swoop in spectacular formations across the sky. She had heard people talking about starling murmurations, which this year have been happening unusually close to the centre of Ripon, but this was the first time she was seeing them for herself. Blaymires was so impressed that the next evening she took her two children, aged three...