But year listing was not the aim of my efforts on 4 May 2025 – this was bird-race day. Last year's patch 'big day' had produced 92 species seen or heard, which felt very respectable for 24 hours at an ...

Fashion designer Faraz Zaidi feels the same. “Lots of the patches used on the Farmstead Quilt jacket are personal parts of my life and nostalgic memories,” he says, describing a padded-cotton ...