21 Oct 2014: Country Diary: Stone’s Allotments, Havant, Hampshire: Sensing danger, the harvestman picks up pace, scaling the clods of earth in its path
15 Oct 2014: Country Diary: Allendale, Northumberland: Garden plants are brimful of seed, while berries glow on arum stalks like sinister corn on the cob
11 Oct 2014: Country Diary: Harlech The great dune system that stretches for four miles with the hills of Eryri as exquisite backdrop is a prime place to botanize
8 Oct 2014: Oliver Burkeman: With apologies to the sun, cold weather keeps you thin, makes you a better friend and helps you live longer. Winter may be coming, but autumn is already winning
7 Oct 2014:
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5 Oct 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 9 October 1964: I have met with one closely populated cloud of gossamer spiders floating in the soft airs of early morning
4 Oct 2014: Country diary: South Uist I have soon picked enough for my needs and there are enough left for anyone else who may discover this patch and for the birds too