Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

THIS MONTH Barn owls

This striking snowy-feathered bird is a winter visitor to Britain, particularly near the coasts of northern England and Scotland

Winter may well be the most overlooked season of them all when it comes to appreciating nature’s joys. While it’s easy to take pleasure in the budding blooms of spring, summer’s resplendent blossoms a

Roger Munro explains why you should not dismiss the lowly pouting – a five-star bait for cod, conger, bass, and rays this winter

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them