Winter
It’s winter in Australia. How much are you freezing in your home? | Jess Harwood
With buildings barely insulated, it feels colder inside than it does outside
Jess Harwood
24, May, 2023 @3:51 AM
‘First proper day of winter’: snow and hail blanket parts of NSW and ACT as cold front settles across south-east
Widespread areas of frost and temperatures of near or below zero expected for ranges and further west with BoM forecasting ‘cooler days’
Rafqa Touma
07, May, 2023 @6:16 AM
Spring has sprung in the UK but don’t be surprised by more wintry weather
April is more snowy than November, with an average 2.3 snow days
David Hambling
29, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
Country diary: A golden secret by the side of the road | Elspeth Wilson
Ormiston, East Lothian: The start of the year has been so grey and raw, this huge patch of aconites is welcome
Elspeth Wilson
29, Mar, 2023 @4:30 AM
Dwarf irises bring colour and glamour to the start of spring
If the snowdrop is a Victorian nightie, an iris is a cocktail dress that offers a dollop of pizzazz on a colourless March morning
Alice Vincent
03, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
Country diary: Ice has turned basic tasks into a careful sport | Nicola Chester
Inkpen, North Wessex Downs: The fields are puddingy underfoot, the lanes still glassy. Winter is not done with us yet
Nicola Chester
01, Mar, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: Listening to the lake sing and the trees speak | Amy-Jane Beer
Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland: We camp up by a lough, unprepared for how noisy the landscape can be – especially at night
Amy-Jane Beer
22, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Humans ‘may need more sleep in winter’, study finds
Research shows people get more deep REM sleep than in summer, and may need to adjust habits to season
Jane Clinton
17, Feb, 2023 @5:00 AM
Country diary: A coastal walk looking over Plymouth Sound | Virginia Spiers
Rame Peninsula, Cornwall: We take the path from a popular country park to Cawsand Bay, via woodland of old and fallen sweet chestnut
Virginia Spiers
16, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: An obliging redpoll is too hungry to be scared of us | Phil Gates
Deerness Valley Way, County Durham: These beautiful little finches have been fixtures this winter, feeding off scraps in unremarkable spots
Phil Gates
15, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: Two mistle thrushes goad each other, nerves frayed | Mary Montague
Lagan Valley Regional Park, Belfast: This is no Valentine’s croon, it’s about fierce protection of diminishing resources
Mary Montague
14, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
Country diary: The only movement is a party of rooks | John Gilbey
Tre’r-ddôl, Ceredigion: A soft and still day is robbed of its early promise
John Gilbey
06, Feb, 2023 @5:30 AM
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