As the days shorten, we can channel nature’s resourcefulness, readying ourselves for winter

Animals like hedgehogs spend the autumn months foraging and gathering food ready for hibernation

Rosalind Skillen

The clocks go back this weekend, giving everyone an extra hour in bed.

Has the end to what we call British Summer Time caught anyone else off guard? Having experienced a very mild October, including a mini heatwave, the warmer temperatures haven’t mentally prepared me for the winter months to roll in. And I really need that preparation.