The idea that the city has no connection to nature can be misleading..........................
If I mention Milton Keynes, for instance, concrete, sprawling estates and featureless motorways might spring to mind, but you couldn't be further from the truth.
We have endless acres of parkland, woodland and open spaces - (most of the land in the town is managed by the Parks Trust). There are many lakes, a good stretch of both the River Ouse and the Grand Union Canal - more coastline than Jersey ! (It's true!)
Just yards from my house, me and the big dog regularly see rabbits, squirrels, mun