Country diary: the seals seem delighted by the bathers' antics

Winterton Dunes, Norfolk: Both sets of beach-loving animals are engaged in much the same business: taking pleasure in the sun with family or friends“Biophilia” is an unproven theory, primarily associated with the American biologist Edward O Wilson, that the human organism is healthiest and most completely nourished by the presence of other life. While it might seem self-evident to some, the news streaming towards us at present includes an endless catalogue of data to the contrary.At