Outdoor Skills

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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

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Create a natural sensory experience

Bee on pink flower (Ribes sanguineum)

Insects & invertebrates

Best spring plants for pollinators

Field-of-daffodils

A brief history of British daffodils

Green garden

How to make a plant obelisk

Sowing seeds in eggshells

Sow seeds in eggshells

Sorrel soup

Seasonal recipes

Sorrel soup

Serves 2

Gorse flowers

March foraging guide: best foods to find and recipe ideas

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How to be a birdwatcher by Mya-Rose, the Birdgirl