![Blue tit on a frosty branch with red berries](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_default/public/third_light/MHA_081210_2876.jpg?h=e9a421f1&itok=CZdXtSYd)
Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) adult perched in winter, Scotland, UK - Mark Hamblin/2020VISION
25th December
Feast-time leaves little room for too much adventure – why not take a glass of mulled wine or hot chocolate into the garden and see what birds you can spot collecting their own winter feast?
![View from a high hilltop nature reserve looking down onto the lake below. It's a sunny day with little cloud in a blue sky.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_default/public/2023-12/Garbutt%20Wood%20-%20Amy%20Cooper.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=-1B8vN4x)
26th December
Boxing Day is the best day to walk off the indulgence of Christmas – and with over 100 nature reserves across Yorkshire we have something to suit everyone.
Take a short stroll around Moorlands woodland, brace yourself against the sea air of Flamborough Cliffs, or take a hike – Broadhead Clough and Garbutt Wood are famed for their views!
![Christmas crafts](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_default/public/2018-08/elena-ferrer-167494-unsplash.jpg?h=e8e24a0f&itok=peNbTWi1)
(C) Elena Ferrer Unsplash
27th December
There is a surprising amount of colour to be found in the winter! If there are little ones at home, try making a leaf mandala or finding all of the colours of the rainbow outside.
![Image showing a couple in silhouette under the stars. They are just off-centre and there is a tree to their left and one to their right.](/sites/default/files/styles/spotlight_default/public/2023-12/ryan-jacobson-0R_JdRQQVqw-unsplash.jpg?h=0d27ee61&itok=R2OjAOwx)
Photo by Ryan Jacobson on Unsplash
28th December
Our night sky is gorgeous, so spend the evening admiring the stars on a clear night. Yorkshire is home to the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors Dark Sky Reserves, collectively one of the most significant dark sky areas in Europe.