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Can you eat crab apples? Three favourite crab apple recipes
With their terrifically tart and tangy flavour, crab apples are a favourite foraged food.
Helen Keating • 24 Oct 2018
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Winter tree ID quiz: can you name these nine trees?
When deciduous trees shed their leaves in winter, identification can be tricky. But even on bare trees there are clues to look out for. Take this quiz and test your winter tree ID knowledge.
Helen Keating • 17 Dec 2020
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Winter tree identification: a guide to bark, buds and twigs
Without their characteristic blossom or leaves, winter trees become tricky to identify. Our guide to winter tree identification will help you recognise them using their bark, buds and twigs.
Charlotte Varela • 04 Feb 2026
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7 half-term ideas for families
Enjoy wildlife spotting, tree ID and nature crafts on a half-term hike in the woods.
Danielle Wesley • 02 Feb 2023
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When to cut grass after winter
Are you unsure when to start cutting your lawn again after winter? Learn which factors affect your lawn, when to cut it and how this varies across the UK.
Alex Marshall • 23 Feb 2026
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Quiz: do you know your spring baby animal facts?
Take our quiz and test your knowledge about the baby animals taking their first steps (or flights!) in the UK this spring.
Charlotte Varela • 18 Mar 2026
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Trees woods and wildlife
Rhinoceros beetle
Big and bold deadwood lovers. These impressive insects need trees to feed and breed.
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Visiting woods
Best bluebell woods
Experience a stunning sea of bluebells this spring. Discover our best bluebell woods across the UK.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Bearded tooth fungus
Tufty and beard-like, this rare and legally protected fungus has a reputation for easing dementia.
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Bird of prey calls and identification
Learn how to identify the UK's birds of prey with our quick guide to their calls, key features and likely hangouts.
Amy Lewis • 10 Sept 2021