Our favourite books of 2022

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We pick some of the captivating countryside reads that we have enjoyed th

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BBC Countryfile Magazine

15 December 2022

Coast Magazine

Top 30 pubs by the coast

There’s something extra refreshing about sipping a pint by the sea. MICHAEL CLARKE and REBECCA PITCAIRN recommend some of the best pubs and bars on our shores

BBC Wildlife Magazine

Birds that break the rules

Many birds have fabulous plumage to attract mates or send warning messages. Some of the colours in their feathers are produced by microscopic structures on the feather surface that absorb and reflect

Trail

Britain’s triple crown

Once you’ve walked one long-distance trail, you’re likely to be left wanting more. Matt Jones certainly was, so taking inspiration from our friends across the Atlantic, he added the Pennine Way and the Cape Wrath Trail to the Cambrian Way. The result was Britain’s very own ‘Triple Crown’. Fancy it?

Bird Watching

Christmas crackers

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in December

The Great Outdoors

Wild walks

7 varied routes in England, Scotland and Wales

Country Walking

Everything. everywhere. all at once.

Many National Trails will claim to offer a variety of landscapes. But with forest, moorland, ridges, beaches, cliffs and one incredibly famous little mountain, the Cleveland Way is quietly chuckling at all of them. Country Walking walked the whole thing to prove it.