Guardian Country Diary Archives

Seeking salmon in Taunton town centre

The River Tone at Taunton flows brown beside shopfronts, cafes and the Brewhouse theatre, sliding smoothly under footbridges, easing by[…]

A wild ride on Exmoor: A Guardian Country Diary piece on gathering the Tippbarlake Herd of Exmoor ponies. You can[…]

All the twists and turns of laying a hedge at Little Giant Wood. A piece for the Guardian’s Country Diary[…]

‘Old Bottom’ has filled up with autumn rain and it’s time to head for Hardown Hill. A piece for the[…]