SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH showcases London’s wildlife secrets

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

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A combination of spellbinding sport and profound empathetic connection, falconry–a partnership in which the bird maintains the upper hand–offers a window into ‘the deeper magic’, discovers Mary Skipwith

Ivy flowers have gone over and now berries are starting to form. Avoid cutting these back and allow them to develop as a food source for birds. Ivy berries ripen in late winter and are often not eaten