Outdoor Skills

Wild garlic, also known as ramson or bear's garlic grows in abundance in many German forests in springtime.

April foraging guide: best plants to find and recipe ideas

Fishing on the Countryfile plodcast

Podcast: Tales from the riverbank part 1 – a relaxing day’s angling in Somerset

Hermit crab

How to identify

Guide to Britain’s crab species: how to identify and where to find

Yellow flower

A brief history of British daffodils

Cluster of wild violets growing outdoors with dew drops.

March foraging guide: best foods to find and recipe ideas

Chickweed

Monthly foraging guide: what’s in season, where to find it, and how to forage responsibly

Senior friends out walking in the Lakes

A brief guide on how to follow the countryside code

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February foraging guide: best foods to find and recipe ideas

Muddy brown and white beagle seen from behind

Alabama rot dog disease: how to spot the signs and protect your dog

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How to identify catkins

Snowdrops

Snowdrops guide: where to see and how to grow

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Best foraging courses in the UK

Scarlet elf cups

8 winter woodland mysteries

Yellow flowers in snow

Best plants for winter colour

Women in garden in winter

Jobs for the garden this winter