Red deer mating season at Exmoor
In autumn, the wooded coombs and farm pastures echo to one of the most thrilling sounds in nature: the roaring of the stags as they briefly join the hinds for the rut
Pursuits
Resources
Winter Travel
Snow and ski special
From ski touring in the Alps to elk watching in the Rockies and dog sledding in Norway
Sporting Life
Emiratis throw cash around in quest for true love
In Abu Dhabi’s sport ‘strategy’, the F1 race is meant to be a tourist ad. Sport must help keep the emirate rich forever, writes Simon Kuper
Second opinion
Screen test
The problem with screening for cancer is that because it sounds useful, we have difficulty in believing it when the evidence tells us it is not, says Margaret McCartney
Extreme sailing at the iShares Cup
Richard Donkin goes on a fast catamaran sprint with Mike Golding, better known for his round-the-world exploits, in the event that is becoming sailing’s Formula 1. For video footage of the sailors in action at the iShares Cup in Almeria click here
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The Great Outdoors
A golf lesson with Colin Montgomerie
No British golfer in recent memory has stoked the crowd more while playing well. And, as Tom Cox discovers, Monty’s quite a teacher too
How to stage a safe fireworks display
There are ways to avoid singeing one’s guests on Bonfire Night. Angus Watson learns from the experts at Kimbolton Fireworks
Clay shooting in Derbyshire
Ladies’ training day at Doverdige Clay Sports Club teaches the etiquette behind this tradition-bound and thoroughly male sport. Rose Jacobs learns the basics
Test Drive
BMW’s new 5 Series Gran Turismo
Innovative and genre-bending, this blend of SUV and saloon has exceptional front and rear legroom and can be converted into a luxurious hatchback, writes John Griffiths
The new Piaggio MP3 Hybrid
This three-wheeler aims to vanquish the weather and safety concerns that have largely left motorcycles and scooters out in the transport policy cold, writes Rohit Jaggi
Corvette’s new ZR1
A jeans-clad, gun-toting Clint Eastwood of a vehicle might just be the best car the US industry has ever built, says John Griffiths
Tesla’s electric supercar on the road
With a 248hp electric motor boasting the high-performance fun of the fastest supercars, the US roadster has unrivalled green credentials, writes John Griffiths
Health & Fitness
The latest high-tech sports watches
Five of the best devices will measure your speed, heart rate and oxygen intake – not to mention tell you the temperature, barometric pressure and when the sun sets
Training with Britain’s leading pentathlete
While Heather Fell’s peers practise at Bath University, she rides at local stables, swims at her old school pool and shoots in her back garden
Ultimate Fighting in the UK
A common sight on pay-per-view television, mixed martial arts cherry-picks the best elements of individual styles and combines them into one adaptable technique
The Walk File
The walk file: Wivelsfield, Sussex
Set off on a trail through idyllic farmland, past rare-breed cattle and tall hedgerows, to follow a footpath leading to a field of friendly alpacas
The walk file: Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Cleveland
Start with a stroll along the Victorian holiday resort’s grand promenade down to the restored pier, and then head inland to beautifully preserved gardens and a riverside trail, writes Dominic Bates
The walk file: Orford, Suffolk
Start in the village square and head for Orford Ness, a secluded island littered with strange mounds and pagoda-like structures, writes Harry Eyres
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