Opinion | Where are all the bees and butterflies? UK’s wildlife is in drastic decline, which struck me after 28 years in Hong Kong

Last week I witnessed a murder. A male pheasant, a beautiful bird, ventured on the road in my village. I watched in horror as a white van ploughed straight into it. Carnage! English country roads are, sadly, littered with a variety of dead animals from birds to badgers, rabbits and foxes. But the threat goes … Read more

Life off the beaten track: 32 years in a remote, car-free village on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

Days, even weeks may pass without my venturing to Hong Kong Island or Kowloon, but occasionally, even a taciturn artist needs more stimulation than staring out a window at egrets poking around a field of snow-white ginger lilies. A sign welcomes visitors to Wang Tong, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Photo: Larry Feign Urban Hong Kong, … Read more