Nelson the one-eyed grey seal was a familiar sight in Looe harbour for more than 20 years. He was fed by the local fishermen and his company enjoyed by townsfolk and visitors alike, becoming something of a tourist attraction. Sadly, Nelson died in 2003 but five years later he made a miraculous return – in…

Here’s something you don’t see every day – a fox taking food from the outstretched hand of a toddler. The fox, and his two pals, are as tame as domestic dogs after being rescued by wildlife ranger Gary Zammit and hand-reared at Feadon Farm in Portreath, Cornwall. The farm is believed to be the only place…

It was like watching a scene from one of those wonderful David Attenborough wildlife documentaries. The 20-strong group of common seals were resting on a mud flat in the middle of Loch Fleet, a tidal basin in north-east Scotland. Suddenly, they all took the plunge, swimming with the tide as it began to ebb towards…

The sun was beating down on the wide stretch of pristine, white sands. The still, turquoise waters looked so inviting that I just couldn’t resist the urge to strip off and take the plunge. Then reality struck. This may have been a kind of paradise – but it certainly wasn’t a tropical one. This wasn’t…