Winter

Hazel catkins

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Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) circling over Britain's largest rookery, Norfolk, UK

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

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A female blackcap on a branch in winter. © Mark L Stanley/Getty

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Eurasian bittern on a frozen lake in winter, in the Netherlands. © Arterra/Universal Images Group/Getty

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Girl playing with fairy toys garden. © Getty

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Nature activities for children

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

New Year Plant Hunt: what and when it is, how to take part, and which species to look out for

Gorse in the snow. © Getty

British wildlife in January

Two emperor penguin chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents' feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September. © Stefan Christmann

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A robin perches on a snow-covered twig. © Andrew Howe/Getty

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A robin on a branch of holly in the snow. © Andrew Howe/Getty

Holly guide: why it has leaves in winter, and which plants have berries

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

British wildlife in December

English oak

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

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Wildlife to spot in a winter woodland

Rosehip syrup. © Gloria Nichol/Getty

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