A winter walk can offer up some truly beautiful and surprising wild spectacles – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s reserves have plenty to offer

Whisby Nature Park is an area managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, rich with wildlife, including birds such as sand martins, chiffchaffs, grey wagtails, and nightingales. Among the varied landscape

Smytham Holiday Park is a relaxing affair, but with plenty on site to entertain, too. There’s an outdoor pool, a games room, play area, a family-friendly bar, a shop, a dog wash, and a dog exercise pa

■ Distance: 5 miles/8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■ Grade: Moderate

Christine Faughlin sings the praises of a converted chapel on the 30,000-acre Bolton Abbey estate in the Yorkshire Dales

Wildlife gardening is hugely beneficial, both for biodiversity and for gardeners. By providing food, shelter and nest sites for a wide range of species, you get the opportunity to engage with the natu