Chaffinch

4 min read

Though still very common, the lovely little Chaffinch is a bird under threat in the

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Bird Watching Magazine

6 April 2023

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?

Countryside

Great british food

Words by Miranda Gore Browne Miranda is a ...

BBC Countryfile Magazine

Q&a

Once all farmers worked their land organically – before such synthetic inputs as pesticides and antibiotics existed. The organic movement arose in the 20th century as a reaction to the growing industr

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.