January is a month of watching rather than beginning.

In this first episode, we settle into the quiet heart of winter and take time to notice what is still moving, growing, and enduring while the land rests. January in the hedgerows and countryside is shaped by water, weather, and winter presence — birds become more visible, fungi and lichens replace colour with texture, and plants wait beneath the surface.

This episode explores:

• What January looks and feels like in the natural world
• Winter plants of the hedgerows and woodland edges, including jelly fungi and lichens
• Gentle plant lore and the stories carried through the darker months
• How our ancestors understood January as a time for endurance, mending, and preparation rather than new starts
• Simple seasonal reflections and ways to honour this quieter part of the year

Rather than rushing toward change, this episode offers permission to pause, observe, and remain present with the season as it is. January asks us not to begin again, but to stay.

Winter sale on the website: https://www.hedgerowandmoor.co.uk

Seasonal books available on the website : https://www.hedgerowandmoor.co.uk/collections/books-on-plant-lore-and-seasonal-living

Recommended foraging books:

Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland by Robin Harford

The Forager's Calendar by John Wright