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A group of yellow-orange oak leaves lit by the sun, against a blurred oak tree in the background.

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How to identify autumn leaves

Hart's-tongue fern in autumn in Slovenia. © Franz Aberham

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How to identify ferns

Ripe elderberries in Worcestershire, England, UK. © Ashley Cooper/Getty Images

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How to identify wild fruits

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How to identify orchids

Cowslip in flower. © Getty

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How to identify similar-looking spring wildflowers

A female hairy-footed flower bee. © Ian Redding/Getty

British wildlife in March

Close-up of a tree trunk. © Peter Owen/EyeEm/Getty

How to identify a tree by its bark

Nuthatch in classic pose during a snow storm in Yorkshire, UK. © Simon Roy

British wildlife in February

Daisy in winter. © Minh Hoang Cong/500px/Getty

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Gorse in the snow. © Getty

British wildlife in January

A mountain hare hunkers down in a snow storm in The Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. © Lyle McCalmont/Getty

British wildlife in December

Juvenile hedgehog in autumn, in Dorset. © Colin Varndell

British wildlife in November

English oak

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How to identify trees in winter

Sunlight lit winter woodland with snowy ground, UK/Credit: Getty Images

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Wildlife to spot in a winter woodland

Roast chestnut. © Shutterstock

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