Need to blow away some cobwebs after Christmas lunch, or looking to get out and about on a crisp winter weekend? Look no further with a scenic winter walk around one of our wonderful reserves.

Our woodlands are at their most atmospherically sculptural in the winter, coated in a glimmering frost as they raise their bare branches to the sky. A woodland wander in winter might reveal flocks…

Winter in the Dales is a season of contrasts—quiet, frosted landscapes alive with roaming birds, deer, and darting hares. Pause, look closer, and discover the beauty and energy that winter brings…

Enjoy crisp winter walks and go wonderfully wild at some of our favourite winter reserves.

Insects are a lot less obvious in winter. It’s a tough time to be active, with cold weather, storms and a shortage of food. Butterflies mostly disappear, popping up again as spring approaches and…

Winter at Staveley: mist drifting across the fields; water droplets glistening on twigs; patches of ice lurking in the ponds and lakes.

Wetlands are some of our best winter reserves to visit – the shimmer of frosted reedbeds beautifully set off by clear blue skies and wide open mirrors of water. They also attract some of our most…

This winter, let your garden go a little wild! By leaving leaf litter on the ground, you’re creating a cosy haven for local wildlife.

Take a walk around winter fields or upland fringes, anywhere with a profusion of berries, and there’s a good chance you’ll see flocks of wintering birds darting in tiny shoals between bushes and…

Spare a thought for your garden wildlife as temperatures plummet and the rest of us wrap up warm, hunker down and prepare for the advent of spring. Winter is the hardest season for our wild garden…

Every winter, millions of birds travel to the UK to escape the harsher weather that sets in at their breeding grounds. Families of whooper swans fly down from Iceland, thrushes and finches flee…