As Mark Cocker approaches a landmark for the world’s oldest column in an English-language newspaper, he is still inspired by powerful encounters with nature In the autumn of 1987, Mark Cocker sat in a field near Norwich and watched a jay burying acorns for the long winter ahead. He described the...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/17/1000-articles-for-the-guardian-country-diary-mark-cocker)