The Buzz Project
Meet Syrian refugee and renowned beekeeper Dr Ryad Alsous, who’s establishing hives along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal
A new life for a lifeboat
Bright, roomy and virtually unsinkable: these converted North Sea lifeboats make ideal, if unusual, floating homes
My Stretch: commuting down the River Aire
Each day, two Dutch water taxis shuttle people along the River Aire in Leeds. Waterfront hops aboard to meet the commuters and visitors making use of this quirky service
The Waterfront Weekender: The Teesdale Way
Seek out a mechanical silver swan, Roman ruins and a carving of Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat on this unexpectedly bucolic ramble beside the River Tees
Wrach Môr, the Sea Witch
How a chance find in a dentist’s waiting room led to the discovery of a new waterside hobby
Best picnic spots: the Trent & Mersey Canal
An enticing mix of industrial heritage, unusual wildlife and world-class scotch eggs: the Trent & Mersey has it all
Best picnic spots: the Ripon Canal
Short in length but steeped in history, this distinctive waterway stretches from the historic city of Ripon to the broad waters of the River Ure
Best picnic spots: the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
Pack a lunch and take a stroll from Shakespeare’s birthplace to a formidable staircase of locks, where you can watch the boats go by
Best picnic spots: the Chesterfield Canal
Take an idyllic walk along the ‘Cuckoo Dyke’ as it meanders through meadows to Drakeholes Tunnels where an abundance of wildlife awaits
Best picnic spots: the Hertford Union Canal
A Sunday farmer’s market is the starting point for this gentle amble along one of London’s lesser known (and shortest) waterways