Outdoor Skills

Tick-on-finger

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

Country lane near Padstow, Getty Images

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

Kathy Bishop and Tom Crowford, the Somerset Smallholders

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

How to make a green roof @Jake Graham

Make a green roof on a shed

A Bluetit garden bird Parus major. resting on the branch of a crab apple tree with spring blossom

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

Female birdwater ©Getty

How to record your local wildlife

Clove hitch knot

Tie a clove hitch knot

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How to encourage kids to grow their own vegetables

Hazel pollen

Hay fever symptoms, causes and how to beat it

Compost

How to compost your waste

Butterfly on buddleia

How to make your garden wildlife-friendly

Sowing seeds in eggshells

Easy craft projects and outdoor nature activities for children to do at home

Three chicks on grass

Fun activities to enjoy at home this Easter weekend

toddler girl smelling purple flowers.

Create a natural sensory experience

Apple tree blossom Getty Images

How to identify spring blossom