Carys Matthews

Group Digital Editor

Carys is the Group Digital Editor of countryfile.com and discoverwildlife.com and writes regular features for the print magazine. Away from the desk, she enjoys trail running, hiking, outdoor swimming and cycling in the British countryside and beyond.

Recent articles by Carys Matthews

Couple resting on picturesque bridge in woodland

Britain’s best spring walks

Bunch of daffodils in a clear preserving glass on a wooden white window board with the sky and ground in the back.

Mother’s Day 2021: homemade gift ideas

Wild garlic pesto

Seasonal recipes

Wild garlic pesto

15 mins Makes 1 jar

Wild garlic growing wild

Food and Recipes

Wild garlic guide: where to find, how to cook it and recipe ideas

Common Crane, RSPB

Wildlife stories

Breeding success for common cranes in 2020

Great tit (Parus major) perched on wooden garden fence in the snow in winter. (Photo by: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Easy ways to stay connected to nature and the outdoors from your home

Blue tit on branch

Big Garden Birdwatch: how to take part and garden birds to spot

Snowdrops

Snowdrops guide: where to see and how to grow

Christmas setting, decorated fireplace, fur tree

History of British Christmas traditions

Owl flying in snow

Best winter wildlife spectacles in Britain

Dune grasses bathed in warm golden light

Britain’s best winter beaches

Best nature and wildlife books, Getty

Best nature and wildlife books

Canonteign Falls, Devon

Day out: Becky Falls and Canonteign Falls, Devon

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Walk: Aberystwyth, Ceredigion

Child writing in woodland/Credit: National Trust images, Chris Lacey

New project aims to help children develop a lasting connection with nature