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October • NATURE | TRAVEL | NEWS | VIEWS

Buildings on the move • Dixe Wills picks seven of the most mind-boggling, ingenious and/or expensive structural relocations from around the globe, featuring mighty mansions, colossal churches and a British bridge transferred all the way across the Atlantic Ocean

ANCIENT COW TOOTH COULD HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY OF STONEHENGE, SAY SCIENTISTS • Analysis of a 5,000-year-old tooth may suggest how huge stones were moved vast distances

LOCALS BACK LYNX RETURN IN NORTHERN ENGLAND • New research shows that many people support a plan to reintroduce the native cat to Northumberland

NEWLY IDENTIFIED DINOSAUR SPECIES SPORTED A “STRIKING SAIL” • Remains unearthed on the Isle of Wight are from a new species of iguanodontian with long spines along its back that may have been used for displaying to potential mates

ENGLAND’S FLY-TIPPING HOTSPOTS REVEALED • Government figures identify the worst-affected areas as numbers of incidents rise

The Plodcast • Tune your ears into our podcast this month

HOT SPRING AND SUMMER FAIL TO STEM BUTTERFLY DECLINE • Large whites top Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count results in 2025, but their success isn’t shared by most UK species

A CHILDHOOD PASTIME GOES GLOBAL • The World Conker Championships has turned the traditional game of conkers into a serious and fiercely fought test of skill, writes Pat Kinsella

OTHER EVENTS IN OCTOBER

A CIRCLE OF STORIES • In his new novel, author Ken Follett breathes life into one of the greatest British mysteries: Stonehenge

Treacle tart • Sweet and comforting, Harry Potter’s favourite pudding is a perfect example of culinary alchemy, says Neil Buttery

Behind the lens, our overwhelming love for nature hasn’t changed

COUNTRYFILE Calendar winner revealed • Find out which of these 12 stunning images of nature and landscape won the public vote

A powerful technological revolution in farming is underway

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Constable COUNTRY • Few artists are as synonymous with a place as John Constable. Ahead of a major Tate Britain exhibition marking 250 years since his birth, Ben Lerwill ventures to the open skies and slow waters of the idyllic Essex-Suffolk border

NOW GO THERE • Ben Lerwill on where to eat, stay and visit in Constable Country

The art of nature • Ian McEwan’s lifelong respect for nature shapes his poignant new novel What We Can Know. In a rare interview, the author discusses nature’s vulnerability, beauty and resilience – and his hope for the future

TOP 10 SUPERB LITERARY SETTINGS • Ellie Tennant explores the stunning landscapes that have inspired best-selling novels

The final journey • The life cycle of the European eel involves one of nature’s most remarkable migration stories. Yet they are now critically endangered – and no one knows why. Kevin Parr delves deeper

Plaiting gold • For thousands of years, corn dollies, or harvest tokens, were crafted by our ancestors to house the spirit of the crop, but this intricate art is now at risk of extinction. Julie Brominicks finds out why

Beneath the waves • Discontent, trade...