UK
21CC: Life off the ladder
Jul 14, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
As the UK’s – and London’s – housing situation has tumbled towards ‘crisis’ in recent years, over 11 million people are now housed in the private rental market. The RGS-IBG’s 21st Century Challenges team explores the rise of the long-term…
Reading the waters
Jul 06, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
For this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole talks to Tristan Gooley, author and ‘Natural Navigator’, about one of his favourite viewpoints
Land reform in Scotland: what lies ahead
Jun 21, 2016
Written by
Malcolm Combe
The recent Scottish parliament elections raised the expected issues of things like education and healthcare, but another less mainstream subject also caught the attention of both the public and politicians and continues to reverberate – the so-called Scottish land question,…
Isles of Scilly
Written by
Natalie Hoare
Despite suffering regular batterings by the Atlantic Ocean, the Isles of Scilly are a haven for unusual plant and animal species— but the threat of sea-level rise is a real cause for concern in this AONB
Minecraft village
Jun 14, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
In this month’s Discovering Britain, Laura Cole visits the Victorian slum forgotten by Britain, but treasured overseas
Dieback fight back
Jun 11, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
A 200-year-old tree named ‘Betty’ is helping identify genetic tolerance to ash dieback disease
Little white lies
May 23, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
In our first look at Discovering Britain’s new viewpoints, Laura Cole visits the Seven Sisters in East Sussex to find a scene you’re probably familiar with
Britain’s Atlantis
Apr 12, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
This month, the RGS-IBG’s Discovering Britain series introduces one of its new trails and takes Laura Cole to a ruined city on the Suffolk coast
The EU referendum and the UK environment
Apr 11, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
At the launch of an independent report on the environmental impacts of the EU referendum, Geographical collects perspectives from key environmental charities and academics
The Shropshire Hills
Written by
Olivia Edward
The Shropshire Hills are often overlooked by tourists but are filled with unusual sights and species including ancient holly trees and freshwater mussels
A wing and a prayer
Feb 02, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
The UK’s butterfly population has suffered significant declines since the 1970s, although detailed surveys indicate small signs of optimism
Borrowed time
Feb 01, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
This month, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Discovering Britain walk takes Laura Cole to Heathrow’s hidden medieval village
Nidderdale
Written by
Olivia Edward
On the edge of the Yorkshire Dales is an AONB whose reservoirs and ruins reveal its uses for both practical and pleasurable purposes
Arnside and Silverdale
Written by
Olivia Edward
Treacherous quicksand and booming birds – a look at Britain’s smallest AONB
The UK’s best walks
Dec 17, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Looking for a long walk for the winter holidays? Geographical has compiled a list of top UK walks
The peoples’ forest
Dec 14, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
This month, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)’s Discovering Britain walk takes Laura Cole to the ancient woodland of Epping Forest
Landscape Photographer of the Year 2015
Nov 20, 2015
Written by
Paul Presley
Winners announced in the prestigious annual photography competition
Geography’s unique appeal
Nov 13, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
Geography is one of the broader disciplines when it comes to higher education, as demonstrated by this examination of some of its most interesting and distinct undergraduate modules
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