BBC Countryfile Magazine

WILD WINTER DECORATIONS

Why not embrace the winter season this year by heading outside to begin your preparations for Christmas?

Surround yourself with all that nature has to offer. Take time to really see the colours, the textures, the beauty – all the gifts that nature gives us, even through the coldest months of the year.

Instead of shop-bought Christmas trinkets this winter, try bringing the outdoors in. Have fun foraging for nature’s decorations, rather than queuing on the high street for manufactured ones. Your

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