A profile of the poet and drifter WH Davies (1873-1940), who bewailed a busy world that would not take the time to "stand and stare".

As the summer solstice approaches, 21st-century druids prepare to gather at sacred sites in the countryside. But who are the druids, and what do they believe in?

Are Britain’s ancient sites linked by secret pathways across the landscape? Ian Vince looks at the evidence – and the man who first described these ‘old straight tracks

Our guide to infamous British myths and the legends and folklore tales, plus the best sites to visit in the UK that have inspired these spooky stories.

Autumn is the season of the supernatural but where is the spookiest place in Britain?

A boating trip from Oxford to Kingston inspired Jerome K Jerome to write the comic classic Three Men in a Boat one of the great novels about an English river

Discover more about what the island of Sheppey has to offer with Countryfile's Steve Brown's guide to the local birdlife.

Every May, thousands of people take to the streets of Helston for a Cornish festival that’s “bigger than Christmas”. Ian Vince explains the strange fascination of an ancient rite

At Pensthorpe Natural Park in Norfolk, fun and adventure for younger visitors are the top priority

Ian Vince: An advertising campaign that uses the slogan 'The Curious County' for this part of East Anglia has angered many, especially local Conservative MPs

Ian Vince: You don't have to pedalo up the Congo for spectacle. As a new category of cloud is being called for, here are five more delights

Work has begun on a project to make a visit to Stonehenge as awe-inspiring as the stones themselves – and to allow visitors to explore the majesty of the surrounding landscape

Ian Vince: If Romney wants to rebuild the special relationship, building on 'an Anglo-Saxon heritage', what might that mean, exactly?

Ian Vince: Those of us with picnicking at the very core of our being lay out rugs come rain, wind or snow. It's about the setting, not the food

Ian Vince: We haven't had Springwatch yet and I've already got heat-based irritation. Why can't we accept hot weather doesn't belong here?

Ian Vince: Introducing more light pollution to show off these ancient stones would only disconnect us further from the landscape they inhabit

Ian Vince: You told us: The call to give films with smoking an 18 certificate is part of a trend of flawed initiatives to protect us from our foolish impulses

Ian Vince: The entire political establishment seems on a relentless mission to put me out of a job by satirising itself

Ian Vince: A festival is the least simple solution to the problem of keeping children entertained. If I were younger, it might all make sense...