Country Life UK Magazine - February 08, 2023
Country Life UK Magazine - February 08, 2023
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In this issue
Love on the wing
Romance is in the air for birds, but how faithful are our feathered friends, asks Stephen Moss.
Kate Corbett-Winder’s favourite painting
The gardener and artist selects a work of abstract spontaneity..
Town & Country
In March 2021, photographer and farmer Amy Bateman began a journey to record the stories of 40 farms in the Lake District and Cumbria. Her travels took her from the Lake District commons to the Solway marshes; seeing isolated farmsteads, unchanged for generations, as well as businesses at the cutting edge of innovation. At a time of profound change in the farming industry, these images and conversations present a visual record of farming in a hostile environment, physically, mentally and financially. An exhibition of the images will begin at the Windermere Jetty Museum, Cumbria, on March 4 and the book can be purchased for £29.90 at www.amybatemanphotography.com
8 mins
Spring Moon (Reflected In A Pool) by Ivon Hitchens
Charlotte Mullins comments on Spring Moon
2 mins
This is England
May Hill, with its spectacular views lit by winter sun, has a promise of the spring to come, as in Edward Thomas's account of an epic walk
3 mins
New Grub Street
'There are no cheery verbal pen pictures to soften issues arising from the poverty of the protagonists'
3 mins
Romans and reivers
A house built on the site of a Roman fort evokes two periods of the distant past. John Martin Robinson reports on the recent revival of the building, including the award-winning restoration of its stables
7 mins
Native breeds: Bagot goat
THE striking Bagot goat has a romantic history, possibly the longest of all British goats.
1 min
Let's stick together
It shouldn't be a case of farming or the environment
3 mins
Love on the wing
Their plumage might be breathtaking and their calls haunting, but birds behave much like us when it comes to romance, with some looking for stable relationships and others for casual encounters, finds Stephen Moss
6 mins
How do I measure up?
Arms, feet, local stones and even barleycorn have all played a part in our bid to quantify the world, discovers Ben Lerwill, as he weighs up the stories behind how units of measurement were standardised
4 mins
Your zest friend
It may look a little dull compared with other fruit, but the zingy orange was once the preserve of kings and nothing beats its sweet and sharp magic when it comes to brightening up a dreary winter day, says Tom Parker Bowles
4 mins
What's in a puppy's name?
It may be time to park Rover and consider something more imaginative, says Jonathan Young
4 mins
Lights fantastic
Amelia Thorpe shines a light on the latest designs
2 mins
Beam me up
At last, help is at hand for anyone blinded by the byzantine complexity of architectural lighting
2 mins
The winner takes it all
Three properties in East Anglia are fine examples of the wealth and beauty that have characterised the region for centuries
5 mins
Flowers of Scotland
Properties north of the Border offer terrific value, tremendous scenery and a taste of the wilderness. What more could you want?
3 mins
A good investment
Any home will benefit from a beautiful antique rug that has been well restored and is regularly cleaned
2 mins
Bright-bulb moments
Sweeps of spring bulbs scatter the lawns in what appears to be an entirely natural show, but is, in fact, a carefully curated selection that flowers in three distinct phases, says Tilly Ware
5 mins
Rose gold
TWENTY years ago, I wrote two rather hefty books - about roses.
3 mins
Cut and come again
Easily identified by their gnarled silhouettes, pollarded trees can be found all over the country. Charles Quest-Ritson looks into the history and origins of this ancient method of tree management
5 mins
Will the real Donatello please stand up?
Sometimes obstreperous, coarse and tricky, Donatello-or Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi-was so outrageously talented he could create ingenious figures in marble, bronze, terracotta or wood, observes Susan Jenkins
5 mins
Newsman makes the news
The collection of a veteran newspaper man comes to auction, as do a Constable sketch and a newly attributed Palma Vecchio
3 mins
In search of sacred places
'Farming as the root of all environmental evil is an increasingly adamantine trope'
6 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.
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