Christmas issue of BBC Countryfile Magazine

In our special Christmas issue we’re celebrating the holidays by decking the halls with beautiful homemade decorations, discovering magnificent white-capped mountains in Snowdonia and rustling up the perfect Christmas goose. Plus Matt tells us all about Christmas Day on his farm, we round up 12 charming boxing day rambles and much more.

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Conquer Wales’ Alps: Snowdonia

Discover a magnificent mountain range haunted by mysteries and legend

In search of the Christmas Goose

Great traditional recipes for your feast

A cop’s country Christmas

Ex-policeman Mike Pannett on being on duty in rural Yorkshire in the festive season

Homemade decorations

Simple, beautiful ways to deck the halls from natural materials

The natural history of Christmas

We look at yuletide symbols, from robins and reindeers to fir trees and pheasants

Fearing for a white Christmas?

Looking back at the worst winters of the past century

Great Days Out

Boxing Day rambles

Matt Baker

Christmas on the farm isn’t exactly a day of relaxation, but it has a charm of its own