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

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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

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

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