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For much of our wildlife, winter is the time to batten down the hatches, find somewhere warm and dry to hibernate, roost, or just to keep out of the worst that a British winter can throw at them.

Ramblers president Kate Ashbrook celebrates fifteen years of CRoW

Helen Todd explores her passion for bagging in the mountains of Scotland

Autumn highlights for astronomers include a total lunar eclipse on 28 September and the chance to spot the constellation of Cepheus.

With the Big Pathwatch moving into high gear, one walker describes the joy of discovery fuelled by the project.

Walk’s resident stargazer Brian Jones introduces us to Sagitta, a tiny but distinctive constellation resembling a tiny dart, which is often linked to the hero Hercules or to Cupid, the god of love.

As fruits and foods ripen this autumn, Phil Pickin reflects on the importance of bees and why they need protecting…

From his expert perch at the British Trust for Ornithology, Paul Stancliffe explains what to look for as the UK’s birdlife migrates in the autumn…

What other organisation can boast that one in every five of its members are active volunteers?