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Blue tit feeding young

National Nest Box Week: how to help birds in your garden

Day out: Singing Ringing Tree, Crown Point, Lancashire

Britain’s growing litter problem: why is it so bad and how to take action

Chapel in Clumber Park near Worksop, Nottinghamshire

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Day out: Harley Gallery and Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire

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February in the countryside

Mark the chilly month of February with our seasonal selection of winter walks, frozen landscapes and winter warmers

St Mawes Castel, Cornwall

Month in pictures – February in the countryside

Closeup of glowing springtime flowers Star of Bethlehem

Best wildflowers to spot in February

Snowdrops

Snowdrops guide: facts, how to grow and the best snowdrop walks in the UK

Britain’s best winter wildlife spectacles

Britain’s most romantic landscapes

Romantic cottages and cosy hideaways to stay in the UK

Go Outdoors

Best walks, days out and holiday ideas in Britain

Crossing Glen Ogle viaduct, Cycling National Route 7, Glen Ogle. Callander to Killin, Lochs and Glens, in Scotland

Beautiful bike rides for Valentine’s Day

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British bolthole review: Rivercatcher Log Cabins, North Wales

Tintern Abbey

Visit Tintern, Monmouthshire: best walks, places to stay and things to do

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Listen to the latest episodes from the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

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Meet the sheep-farming opera singer Gwawr Edwards

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Go birdwatching with Mike Dilger

Green hills and countryside

New podcast series: explore the real Watership Down in the first of our new season of 12 weekly podcasts

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Latest rural news

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Walk: In search of the real Watership Down – in Hampshire

Rural vilage

Why rural communities are becoming more isolated

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How to take part and garden birds to spot in the 40th Big Garden Birdwatch

Weaned grey seal pup on Blakeney Point

Wildlife stories

Record number of seal pups born at Norfolk reserve

Wildlife

Great crested newt male

Guide to UK amphibians: frogs, toads and newts

Daffodils in a woodland

The most welcoming signs of spring

Nuthatch

February wildlife guide: best sounds and sights to spot

How to guides

Spectacular sky and clouds seen from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, UK, at high tide

UK Apocalypse survival guide: where and how to survive the end of the world

Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis, in flower in March, Teignmouth, Devon, Great Britain.

Jobs for the garden this winter

Pot of stew

Food and Recipes

Herb dumplings

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