The French countryside inland of the D-Day beaches provided some of the toughest fighting terrain of WWII. The 'bocages' ...

THE wind swirls sand around my boots and gulls bounce overhead as I read the 47 Royal Marine Commando Memorial at the viewpoint in Port-en-Bessin, the site of a daring raid following D-Day.

Just 14 years old when his father died, 75-year-old Manasquan resident Paul Stalknecht recently had the opportunity, via the ...

Public libraries are France's leading local cultural network, located as close as possible to residents (the recommendation ...

Experience the iconic beaches, rugged cliffs, and charming countryside of Normandy with this captivating drone footage. Take ...

Paleontologists are digging into the new dinosaur species found in Normandy, France. This 100 million-year-old predator, Caletodraco cottardi, lived during the Early Cretaceous period during Europe’s ...

The Cotswolds is known for its picturesque landscapes and celebrity inhabitants - but also for landmarks like Blenheim Palace and luxury hotels and spas. The area is also the backdrop for the ...

In 1954, W. G. Hoskins’s popularising study The Making of the English Landscape helped a post-war generation realise that the British countryside is as manmade as any townscape. More than 70 years on, ...

Roger Muirhead, who has died a few days short of his 104th birthday, was awarded campaign medals for his Army service in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Burma. Roger Hedderwick Muirhead was born ...

Retired army Colonel Leslie Clark, who will celebrate his 91st birthday on 1 May, plans to continuously walk a three mile loop in Normandy in Surrey until he hits his target. Mr Clark will be ...

We aim to provide members of the public with the chance to sample the variety of Staffordshire countryside via an estate of approximately 6000 acres of country parks, open spaces and greenways, ...