Outdoor Skills

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How to predict the weather using clouds

Midges

Guide to midges: when is midge season, how to identify and how to avoid being bitten

hotel for insects made of reed. a house of different kinds of insects in a garden.

How to make a bee house

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Wild camping by canoe: how to get started and best places to camp

Nettle pesto

Food and Recipes

Nettle pesto

Makes 1 jar

Nettle soup served with fresh cream

Food and Recipes

Nettle soup

Serves 4

Field-of-daffodils

A brief history of British daffodils

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Guide to medicinal plants found in the UK

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How British farmers are diversifying

Apple blossoms in early spring

How to identify spring blossom

Closeup of glowing springtime flowers Star of Bethlehem

Best wildflowers to spot in February

blue forget-me-not flowers

How to identify

A beginner’s guide to native British wildflowers

Spectacular sky and clouds seen from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, UK, at high tide

UK Apocalypse survival guide: where and how to survive the end of the world

Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis, in flower in March, Teignmouth, Devon, Great Britain.

Jobs for the garden this winter

How to make a cooking campfire tripod ©Enya Todd

How to make a cooking tripod