The grounds of the Medmenham Abbey in Buckinghamshire, England, could easily be the set of a romanticized period drama. Ducks bask on the riverbanks while rolling fields of green stretch off into the ...

Archaeologists have mapped what they say are the lost roads from the first century Roman Britain in the countryside of northern England (Representational image) Getty Images Archaeologists have mapped ...

Enjoy England, VisitBritain’s domestic marketing arm, has launched a new burst of its “Rural Recovery” campaign. The ongoing marketing strategy aims to improve the profile of the countryside.

The big planning question is whether towns and cities should have more space to grow. How should we balance a growing population and protecting the countryside? These maps show how England currently ...

Tourism experts are urging people to leave the comfort of their sofas this autumn and get out to enjoy the English countryside. A campaign has been launched by Visit Britain to encourage more people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Natural England said the current target around restoring habitats would not meet internationally agreed commitments nor stop the decline of nature. The new information was said to show a ‘worrying ...

Note the word England. It wasn’t Britain’s pleasant pastures. We all sing along with this every year at the Last Night of the Proms but do any of us stop and think what this alternative national ...