Country diary : A jaw-dropping bounty of wildlife – and a reminder of what Britain has lost / (…)

Biebrza marshes, Poland: It’s not just the abundance of elks, orchids and eagles that sets the mind racing, it’s the wild interactions between the ‘exotic’ and the familiar Have I made a mistake in visiting Biebrza national park? Not that I mind encountering more bird species in a day than I do (…)