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Cowslip in flower. © Getty

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

British wildlife in March

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

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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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Collared earthstar in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, UK. © Dave Porter/Getty

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Blackberry pud. © Sanjida O'Connell

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Magpie fungus on woodland floor in St Victor de Reno, Normandy, France. © David Courtenay/Getty

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