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Six ways to feel close to the countryside in a winter lockdown

A new lockdown means more time indoors. Here’s how to stay close to nature.

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Helping wildlife through the winter

Four ways to help wildlife get through the winter.

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A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in January

Observing nature helps to anchor us during these distressing times.

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a woman walking a dog on frosty moorland with hills on the horizon

Susie White’s wonders of winter

Best of the countryside

A walker descending a hillside path in bright sunshine with snow and scree on the ground

Clare Balding on caring for our countryside and the pleasures of rambling

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Bare trees in a rocky woodland with blue sky above and a brown, autumnal landscape beyond

Earth Pilgrim: Satish Kumar on Dartmoor’s natural mystery

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Save our soils: what you need to know about the earth beneath our feet

Strandline surprises: what to look out for on a winter coastal walk

A wander along a winter beach can bring some strandline surprises.

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Hand holding whelk egg cases on pebble background

Susie White’s wonders of winter

‘I fell for Northumberland’s wide skies and wind-whipped grass uplands.’

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Helping wildlife through the winter

Four ways to help wildlife get through the winter.

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Written in the stars

Professional star-spotter Gary Fildes shares his journey into astronomy.

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A woman stands outside Kielder Observatory looking over Kielder Water

Things to do this month

a woman reading a book in front of a fire

Wild words to sustain us this winter

Things to do this month

Six ways to feel close to the countryside in a winter lockdown

Things to do this month

A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in January

Things to do this month

Discover our countryside

Six ways to feel close to the countryside in a winter lockdown

Helping wildlife through the winter

A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in January

Best of the countryside

Susie White’s wonders of winter

Clare Balding on caring for our countryside and the pleasures of rambling

Earth Pilgrim: Satish Kumar on Dartmoor’s natural mystery

Save our soils: what you need to know about the earth beneath our feet

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Strandline surprises: what to look out for on a winter coastal walk

Susie White’s wonders of winter

Helping wildlife through the winter

Written in the stars

Things to do this month

Wild words to sustain us this winter

Six ways to feel close to the countryside in a winter lockdown

A month in the countryside: connecting with nature in January

Strandline surprises: what to look out for on a winter coastal walk

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