“An animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energises and enlivens with a softer edge” is how Pantone, the self-proclaimed international authority on all things colour, describe the shade Living Coral - their pick for 2019’s colour of the year.

Britain’s wildlife is a thing to behold. The natural parks, forested hills and fertile meadows of all four islands play host, in particular, to an astonishing range of birdlife who call these weather-beaten coastal crags, lazy inland canals and rolling woods home.