Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck

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The garden is quiet in January and February, but there are plenty of tasks to get on with. Some jobs are needed at this time of year while others, if carried out now, will help you for the gardening y

Venture into the garden, bend a little lower, and a world of miniature marvels appears, says Dan Masoliver