Natural Freedom

It started out as a gathering to reduce loneliness and combat social isolation among elderly men.

Now there are more than 1,000 Men in Sheds projects running across the country, where members get together, talk and learn new skills.

But while many are aimed exclusively at men, one group in Loughborough, Leicestershire, has taken the decision to admit women and members' wives.

Member Brenda Needham said: "I kept asking my husband all the while 'why can't we join?'"

In Ariège, three teenagers build with their own hands a world apart, made of wood, tarpaulins and ingenuity. Between resourcefulness, nature dreams and success on social networks, Paul, Louis and Evan breathe new life into land with their huts, which have become real adventure hideouts.