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

The adélie penguin is named after a slice of Antarctica called Adélie Land. This is itself a reference to the wife – Adèle – of the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville, who discovered the species t

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

UK & IRELAND SPECIALIST SPECIES HUNTING

CREATIVITY HAS LONG REIGNED IN SWEDISH LAPLAND — WHERE THE SÁMI HISTORICALLY USED THEIR INGENUITY TO SURVIVE THE COLD, DARK WINTERS, AND REGIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS STILL FLOURISH

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