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Hopes for rural recovery in 2023

It was a difficult year for the environment, farmers and wider rural life in 2022. Will the delivery of improvements in wildlife protection and an easing of the cost of living improve 2023 for rural communities? Mark Rowe asks seven experts about their hopes for the months ahead

Land of the lost nomads

In the low hills of Yorkshire’s East Riding, new walking routes celebrate the Wold Rangers, a nomadic people who once wandered the Wolds’ green lanes and bridleways. Paul Kirkwood follows in their footsteps

Walker’s guide to coping with cold

Rather than shivering in an under-heated home, why not get the blood pumping on an exhilarating walk? Dave Hamilton has tips on how to beat the chill on winter hikes

Eating for resilience

Cooking from scratch using inexpensive but healthy ingredients can help us cope with life’s ever-growing challenges, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tells Annabel Ross

Frozen in time

Each year, the Landscape Photographer of the Year awards celebrate the best images of the British countryside. Our selection from this year’s winners captures the beauty of the land during the colder months