This issue highlights Turf wars: restoring lawn and order, A house created over 500 years, Masterpiece: London’s fair of dreams and Fleeced but not burnt by The Prince of Wales Plus Lords–200 not out and the battle of Bannock burn.

96 Pup goes the easel Agnes Stamp discovers that dogs are the artist’s best friend as she considers the canine companions of creatives from Lucian Freud to David Hockney 104 Eat your art out Five delectable paintings with culinary connections are on the menu as Tom Parker Bowles selects suitable recipes and Carla Passino examines the art 112 Sting when you’re winning Even a bout of anaphylaxis from wasp stings failed to dim William Kendall’s love of Vespula vulgaris

My piece of Heaven From Belvoir to Belfast, the Exe to the Itchen and Holkham to Herefordshire, 11 friends of COUNTRY LIFE reveal what makes their beloved little corner of the British Isles stand out from the crowd  All hail the new Carolean age  A host of Charles III’s creative subjects are echoing the artistic achievements of the Restoration. Kate Green, John Goodall and Carla Passino investigate.  Best in class Julie Harding showcases the British-made products that are the embodiment of excellence both at home and abroad.

From trout to treasure and wine to witches, it’s the county that has it all. COUNTRY LIFE writers present 13 tales tall and true from Hampshire’s rich history.  The legacy Kate Green salutes Edward, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu and his matchless motoring collection.  A room with a view Adam Rattray visits the rented lodgings where Jane Austen spent her final days and reveals secrets recently uncovered in the house in Winchester, Hampshire.

The legacy
Kate Green hails Beatrix Potter, who gave the nation 4,000 acres of Lakeland, not to mention Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle.

The gift of second sight
Hundreds of guide-dog puppies are bred and trained for a life of loyal service. Katy Birchall charts their incredible journey from litter to life-changer.

We’re going on a stag hunt
Claire Saul urges us to ignore the stag beetle’s intimidating appearance and do everything we can to ensure this gentle giant’s long-term survival.

Sand, sea and no signal Cornwall’s craggy coastline is home to charming coves and beautiful bays. Ben Lerwill revisits some of his favourites.  A compelling yarn Generations of fishermen have relied on the good old gansey to keep them warm and dry, as Jane Wheatley discovers.  Look who’s back British waters are once again teeming with huge bluefin tuna. Jonathan Young goes fishing.

A whale of a show
Kathryn Bradley-Hole likes what she sees beside the seaside as she looks forward to what promises to be stellar year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

A rare thing
Tilly Ware admires the theatrical splendour of the restored 19thcentury gardens at spectacular Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk.

An open and shut case
A well-chosen gate can add depth, grandeur, mystery and storytelling to a garden, suggests James Alexander-Sinclair.

Martina Droth’s favourite painting The Yale Center for British Art director chooses a work tinged with a melancholy sadness An estate made public John Goodall investigates the gradual architectural evolution of Bowood in Wiltshire, a house that boasts a remarkable history. The legacy Kate Green pays tribute to Alan Turing, the code cracker who curtailed the Second World War.

A vibrant era for our country houses The seeds of a renaissance for the British country house were sown in the mid 20th century, argues John Martin Robinson.  In cloud cuckoo land The evocative, echoing cuckoo’s call reverberating across the meadows heralds the arrival of spring for John Lewis-Stempel  Today’s pollen account Hayfever sufferers may not agree, but Ian Morton argues that pollen’s contribution to life on earth is not to be sneezed at.

Madeleine, my madeleine Favourite foods transport Tom Parker Bowles back in time, as Katy Birchall quizzes friends of COUNTRY LIFE on their culinary recollections from childhood.  Bill Sherman’s favourite painting The Warburg Institute director chooses a work that captures the Renaissance in one frame.  A very English house Jeremy Musson explores the Arts-and-Crafts ethos behind the inventive and innovative architecture at Vann in Surrey.

54 Pray silence for the liturgical word As Easter approaches, Quentin Letts speaks up for the theatre of liturgy—a spectacle requiring no frills or modern accoutrements 70 One man’s playground Amid calls for greater public access to swathes of our countryside, Patrick Galbraith looks at the truth behind the often rabble-rousing statistics 84 Get me to the church on thyme Flora Watkins reveals why church flower arrangers remain a lynchpin of rural village life and shares her month-bymonth guide to floral glory

The legacy
Amie Elizabeth White admires the blossoms that Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram left behind.

The very best of luck
Magpies, hay bales and dirty socks could mean the difference between winning and losing, discovers Harry Pearson.

Spam, spam, spam
Mary Greene tucks into spam, the American pork product that filled our post-war cupboards.

Smaller country houses 42 pages of dream property for sale The Maldives unpacked Designing rooms for conversation  How to grow a magnificent magnolia

Can’t you hear me SOS?
Could you home a Lancashire heeler or keep a Kerry blue terrier? Some of our treasured native dog breeds are crying out to be Man’s best friend, but
are in danger of disappearing forever, reveals Victoria Marston.

Admiral Sir Ben Key’s favourite painting
The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff chooses a work that signals a 19th-century changing of the maritime guard.

The legacy: Radical planter and pioneer Gertrude Jekyll left an indelible mark on 400 gardens around the world, reveals Tiffany Daneff.
Building on a dream: Nicola Taylor tells Tiffany Daneff how she ‘picked up a spade and carried on’ where her father left off in a Northamptonshire wood.

Like cats on a hot tin roof - A feline stand-off in a Wiltshire farmyard has echoes of tax and trade talks for Minette Batters
Gothic splendours - John Goodall hails the rebirth of Victorian gem Allerton Castle in North Yorkshire, some two decades after a devastating fire
The legacy - Kate Green lauds the brilliant, but tragically brief blooming of cello prodigy Jacqueline du Pré

How to make landwork harder: Plans for a Land Use Framework offer a golden opportunity to make the most of our countryside, argues Fiona Reynolds
The year the stars came out: A host of luminaries that were born in 1775 still shape British identity some 250 years on, as Matthew Dennison discovers

"Smooth operators - The foxy gentlemen of the terrier world
Schools: unexpected treasures and the VAT attack - Woodpeckers and walking in the wild fells"

Power games and the battle for beauty: The switch to renewable energy must not be allowed to usher in a relentless march of pylons across the British countryside, argues Simon Jenkins.
The legacy: Kate Green celebrates the Revd Gilbert White, the original ecologist whose 1789 book on flora and fauna has never been out of print.

The Fine Art issue
What makes an Old Master?
The birds and the bees: love in the animal kingdom
Classic conservatories, French onion soup and flying machines

Travel Issue - The romance and the risk of a big adventure.

Jason Goodwin’s favourite painting - The writer and historian selects a pencil drawing alive with energy.

Friends with benefits - Nematodes are a natural way to halt the march of all manner of garden pests and Charles Quest-Ritson is a convert.

A Palladian premonition - Richard Hewlings offers a fresh analysis of the architecture at Bramham Park, a highy original West Yorkshire country house.

Regency revival
The home of Mr Charlie and the Hon Mrs Wood

Charmed, I’m sure
There can barely be a parish that doesn’t play host to a selection of our 12 British finches, notes Mark Cocker, as he admires their tuneful song and thick, stubby beaks, capable of crunching even the toughest nut

Totally tropical The gardens of Tresco, where anything grows.

Amie Atkinson’s favourite painting - The actress selects a heavenly landscape that has fired her imagination since childhood.

And did those feet The 12 walks to do this year.

Gene genius - Hybrid hellebores of every hue will add colour to the garden in late winter and early spring, suggests Charles Quest-Ritson.

The British Wildlife Awards - Meet the funniest, cleverest and clumsiest creatures.

Carla Carlisle's final column.

When the saints march in: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Albans, Hertfordshire, part II.
Where time stands still: Memorials are our nation’s collective memory, built to endure and ensure that achievements, individuals and disasters are never forgotten. Susan Owens takes an emotive tour around the British Isles in 50 monuments.

A story of homeliness The Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy considers the Christmas story told in familiar rituals.

The Very Revd Jo Kelly-Moore’s favourite painting - The Dean of St Albans chooses a canvas full of uplifting light for dark times.

The Full English Why our homegrown style is back.

Caroline Moorehead’s favourite painting The author selects a portrait that shows the ‘very essence of what it was to be Sicilian.

The legacy - Kate Green reveals how Sir David Willcocks changed the sound of Christmas with Carols for Choirs.

The master builder - Carla Passino is captivated by floral photographs that evoke 17th-century still-life paintings...

Winston Churchill - The wit and wisdom of the great man.

Alastair King’s favourite painting - The new Lord Mayor of London chooses a work that rejoices in a dramatic Scottish landscape.

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