HELEN JUKES

On page 55, the author and tutor of creative writing at Oxford University describes how keeping bees at the end of her garden opened her eyes to the wonderful wildlife in the city. Her first book, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings,

is published in July.

The perfect spot for a picnic

‘A sheltered rock on a blustery hill, midway through a rambling walk.’

Your favourite county

‘Pembrokeshire. The wild Welsh coast.’

The best thing you have ever made from a hedgerow forage

‘Meadowsweet mead brewed with the last of the honey harvested from my beehive.’