Winter

Blackthorn flowers. © Peter Stroh

Identify Wildlife

How to tell the difference between hawthorn and blackthorn

Gorse flowers. Callum Redgrave-Close/Getty

How to make gorse kick mead

Red deer in the snow in the Scottish Highlands. © James Silverthorne/Getty

When is Winterwatch on TV?

A male Centrophlebomyia furcata from Greece. © Gordon Ramel

Fly of the Month – the dead donkey fly and the reindeer bot-fly

Snow leopard. © Abesolom Zerit/Shutterstock

When is Snow Animals on TV?

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Identify Wildlife

Wildlife to spot in a winter woodland

The Snail and the Whale. © Magic Light

What wildlife programmes are on this Christmas?

Alcoholic sloe drink. © Oksana Schmidt/Getty

How to make sloe port

Igel im Herbstlaub

Number of rescued hedgehogs hits a 5-year high

Beechwood sickener, Russula nobilis

Can you identify all these British fungi?

Hawthorn vinegar. © Tiffany Francis

How to make hawthorn vinegar

The Berry Cocktail. © Emma Mitchell

How to make an autumnal wild berry cocktail

Male blackbird. © Ray Kennedy/RSPB

Results from the 2018 Big Garden Birdwatch

A year in the wild, beautiful artwork made from plants

Winter gnats. © Buglife

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – winter gnats