As winter starts to fade and spring edges closer, February and March are the ideal months to get your vegetable patch up and running. Whether you've been growing your own for years or you're just starting, the next few weeks are ideal for setting yourself up with a garden that'll keep you in fresh vegetables all season long.

After a long winter, many will find their lawns looking worse for wear, especially with moss taking over. To help restore your lawn, Yell is sharing expert tips on preparing it for spring and tackling stubborn moss growth, with the help of Simon Akeroyd, Head of Estates and Landscapes at Painshill Park Trust.

With the spring planting season beginning in March and the cost of living still at the forefront of people’s minds, British Garden Centres is here to help families grow their own potatoes, the nation's most consumed vegetable, and reduce household food costs.

Gardeners don’t expect much in winter but there is not much to be dissatisfied over in recent weeks. Recent rainfall has recharged the soil water levels after they hit a low point in the very hot, dry summer last year. There is still some winter left and therefore time to add more water butts to capture and store rainfall.

A camera study has captured amazing images of hedgehogs interacting with UK species in urban settings. Food was found to be the biggest driver of hedgehog visits – but wildlife feeding needs more study. Data supports the theory that gardens are increasingly important habitats for hedgehogs More than four hundred households took part in the survey, perhaps the biggest single-species camera study to take place in the UK.

Expert surveys have confirmed that grasslands in Nidderdale are of international and national importance for rare grassland fungi, including waxcaps, highlighting the value of long-established grassland management in the area. Grassland fungi specialist Steve Hindle surveyed three sites in Nidderdale, recording 62 species of grassland fungi, including 32 waxcap species.

January can feel like the longest month of the year - it’s still dark by 4 o’clock and pay day is an age away. But as it’s also National Walk Your Dog Month, there’s no better excuse to pull on your boots and beat the winter blues with some fresh air, open skies and a scenic walk with your four-legged companion.

The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns this month, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to watch and count the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Nearly 600, 000 people took part in 2025, counting more than nine million birds. This year’s event takes place on 23, 24 and 25 January 2026.

The Ribble Rivers Trust has won a prestigious new national award for wild salmon conservation, supporting a community-led river restoration project that will both protect an endangered British species and help reduce local flood risk.

Rangers have completed the repair of one of the most well used public paths in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Stone pitching has been installed at Brackenbottom near Horton in Ribblesdale on the traditional Three Peaks route up Pen-y-ghent, with re-surfacing works also carried out.

Yorkshire Water is taking steps to remove its drought permits, following a tenth week of increases to its reservoir levels. As a result of continuous heavy rainfall over the last seven days, reservoir levels are recovering well at 84.6%, up from 80.5% last week, and Hull aquifer levels are 49.4% - up from 46.6%.

Work is now well under way on one of the most ambitious features of Kynren – The Storied Lands, as construction begins on the vast new Lost Feather Arena, a signature experience set to open in summer 2026. Shaped like an enormous bird nest, the 3,600 seat arena is already taking form, with the first structural elements now rising across the landscaped site.