Outdoor Skills

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How to predict the weather using clouds

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A brief guide on how to follow the countryside code

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

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

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How to connect with nature using technology: best nature and wildlife apps and tools

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Guide to ticks: how to avoid being bitten, treatment and how to protect your dog

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Hedgerow plants and flowers guide: history and how to identify common species

Sunrise over mountain peaks

Countryside TV, film and radio: what’s on this month

Kathy Bishop and Tom Crowford, the Somerset Smallholders

How to start a smallholding: growing, harvesting and best seasonal recipes

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Listen to the best BBC countryside podcasts and radio

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Make a green roof on a shed

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

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How to record your local wildlife

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Tie a clove hitch knot

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How to encourage kids to grow their own vegetables

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Hay fever symptoms, causes and how to beat it