Stories by Matt Forde

Scotland is a land of undeniable beauty. With verdant valleys, heather-draped hills, snowy mountains & shimmering lochs, the country boasts a variety of stunning vistas.

Dark Clouds over Amboseli National Park's Ivory: the Elephant’s Epitaph

While the serene and notably clear waters of the Silent Pool offer solace and peace to some, to others the place is a site of murder, revenge and lingering spirits.

Deadly, effective and sometimes beautiful, tracer fire makes for an incandescent light show.

Graveyards hold a strange mystique for many people. Some consider them tranquil havens where lost loves can be remembered and celebrated, yet to others they are eerie enc

Samlesbury Hall enjoys a growing reputation as a beautiful tourist destination, but do the restless dead also walk amid this historic setting?

The story of how the great Victorian mansion, built wobbling upon a cliff, was destroyed in an inferno.

Australia's amazing Lyrebird is the world's greatest mimic, capable of imitating the sounds of chainsaws chopping down trees, musical instruments and even humans.

Lions, cheetahs, zebras and rhinos are synonymous with the African savanna, but each animal is gravely endangered and some are on the very edge of extinction.