Outdoor Skills

Antonio Paladino in the Countryfile Plodcast

Podcast: The inspiring Italian chef seeking to revolutionise British farming

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Open-fire cooking tips: what to cook and how to get the best flavours

Couple painting wooden plank in garden

20 easy garden projects

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

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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Best foraging courses in the UK

Chickweed

January foraging guide: best foods to find and recipe ideas

Scarlet elf cups

8 winter woodland mysteries

A collection of clay handles arranged in a circle on a wooden table

Podcast: Looking for historical artefacts on the River Thames with the London mudlarker

GardenBooks

The best vegetable gardening books to buy

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Best fish identification books

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Best mushroom identification books

How to make spinning tops out of acorns

Turn acorns into spinning tops