The latest ideas to help you live a greener lifestyle
Give birds a warm welcome
It's the British Trust for Ornithology's National Nest Box Week on 14–21 February, and while you may think birds only use them in spring and summer for egg-laying, in fact many birds will use them on a cold winter's night to keep warm. Read more »
Bearing fruit
As the British apple and pear season gets underway, gardening editor Alice Whitehead discovers how the burgeoning community orchard movement is offering a fruitful lifeline to heritage varieties, wildlife and local communities. Read more »
Hug a tree!
First held in 1975,National Tree Week (28 November to 6 December) is the UK's largest tree celebration and heralds the start of the winter tree-planting season. Read more »
New threat to bees
Anyone with an interest in food and farming will know that our bees are struggling to survive. But now there's another problem... Read more »
Food waste solutions
A new online tool helps you save food and money Read more »
