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What’s on TV and radio this Christmas?

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Where is Countryfile visiting this week and what time is it on BBC1?

Woodfire guide: history of the fire, how to light and best wood to burn

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Sperm whale dies with 100kg of rubbish in its stomach in Outer Hebrides

Cynghordy Railway Viaduct, Carmarthenshire

Walk: Heart of Wales Line Trail, Powys

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Christmas

Find festive inspiration for gift ideas, delicious recipes and Christmas markets

Christmas gifts

Christmas gift guide 2019: stocking fillers and ideas for every budget

The UK's best Christmas Markets (Photo by: Getty Images)

Britain’s best Christmas markets

Spiced Christmas Tree biscuits (Photo by: Maciej Nicgorski / EyeEm via Getty Images)

Seasonal recipes

Spiced Christmas tree biscuits

1 h Makes 30/35 biscuits

More Christmas inspiration

December in the countryside

'Tis the season for frosty winter walks, Christmas markets, festive days out and delicious food and drink

Barn owl in winter

Best of the British countryside in December

Loch Ba and Black Mount Mountain Range, Rannoch Moor, Scotland

Britain’s best winter walks

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Best nature books to read this winter

Britain’s best winter wildlife spectacles

Britain’s best winter beaches

December foraging guide: best foods to find and recipe ideas

Go outdoors

The best walks, days out and holiday ideas in Britain

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UK National Park guide: history, wildlife and best walking routes

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Britain’s most epic walking challenges

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Britain’s most beautiful lakes

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Winter solstice 2019: when is it and where are the best sunset spots in the UK?

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Best walks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park

River Itchen, outside Winchester, Hampshire

Best walks in Hampshire

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Listen to the sounds of nature on a ramble along the River Usk

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Spend an atmospheric night on a remote Shetland isle listening to seabirds

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How wind and solar could provide all of the UK’s future energy needs

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Great British Beach Clean highlights need for Deposit Return Scheme

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Hen Harrier

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British wildlife

Learn how to identify species and best places to spot with our expert wildlife guides

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Pine marten guide: how to identify and where to see in Britain

GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Grey Seal pup lies in the grass at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Donna Nook nature reserve on November 24, 2014 in Grimsby, England. Seal pup numbers have increased on last year with over 800 pups born at the reserve so far. Large bull seals are the first to arrive at the reserve in late October or early November where they will wait for females. The Cow's arrive later and are herded into harems by the bulls, where they give birth to a single pup which is covered in white fur. The seals return to the North Sea in January before returning to the same area to give birth the following year. The Donna Nook reserve is the UK's premier destination to see Grey Seals and thousands of visitors from across the country come to see the wildlife spectacle every year. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Britain’s best seal watching spots and how to avoid disturbing the colony

Robin on a branch in winter

Robin guide: where to see and how to attract robins to your garden

Beaver female with two kits. © Mike Symes/Devon Wildlife Trust

Beavers to be reintroduced in southern England

How to

Seasonal recipes, foraging, homemade crafts and essential outdoor skills

Vegetable soup in mug

Seasonal recipes

Cream of roast vegetable soup

Serves 4, also freezes well

Pitta bread

Seasonal recipes

Turkey, curried mayo and watercress pitta

Serves 1, recipe can easily scaled up for more people

wild rice

Seasonal recipes

Wild rice salad with turkey, roast squash, pomegranate and pistachios

Serves 2, generously

Sandwich

Seasonal recipes

Ciabatta roll with brie, cranberry sauce and walnut gremolata

Serves 1 but can easily be scaled up to make more

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