nature

Scarlet elf cups

8 winter woodland mysteries

Guide to mistletoe: history, how it became a Christmas tradition and how to grow your own mistletoe

Guide to mistletoe: history, how it became a Christmas tradition and how to grow your own mistletoe

Countryfile podcast with Mary-ann ochota – knowlton circles in Dorset

Strange tales at a Dorset henge… Part 2 of the Knowlton Circles mystery with Mary-Ann Ochota

Emperor dragonfly ©Getty

Insects & invertebrates

Dragonfly and damselfly guide: common species in Britain, where to find and how to identify

The Common blue butterfly, Polyommatus icarus

How to bring more nature into your day and take part in 30 Days Wild

Countryfile magazine sound escapes

Relax to the beautiful and calming sounds of nature with our series of Sound Escapes

Programme Name: Worzel Gummidge - TX: n/a - Episode: Worzel Gummidge - First Look (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Worzel Gummidge (MACKENZIE CROOK) - (C) Leopard Pictures - Photographer: Matt Burlem

Mackenzie Crook on his new Worzel Gummidge for Christmas in the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

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Interview with H is for Hawk author Helen MacDonald in the latest BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

Deer rut

Britain’s best autumn wildlife spectacles

Forest in dappled light

The restorative power of nature

Seaglass on beach

C is for Collecting: mindfulness in nature

Lucy Jones author of Losing Eden

Podcast: Finding a healthy mind, heart and body in nature

Britain's strangest bird

An eerie evening with Britain’s strangest bird – the nightjar

Child writing in woodland/Credit: National Trust images, Chris Lacey

New project aims to help children develop a lasting connection with nature

Stack of river stones

Creative ways to connect with nature