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In this issue

GUERNSEY’S WAR LEGACY Matt Baird explores extraordinary Second World War sites once occupied by the Nazis on the Channel Island. THE SECRET PIGEON SERVICE Epic journeys fraught with danger: how homing pigeons helped liberate Europe in the Second World War. TOP 10 HISTORIC GARDENS Remarkable historic gardens across the country, from elaborate fountains to the origins of British landscape design.

Britain's best archaeological finds

Wherever you walk in Britain, beneath your feet there may lurk remnants of a long-vanished civilisation. History buff Dixe Wills goes on a tour of his favourite discoveries

2 mins

NEW FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT TO BENEFIT UK'S RAREST REPTILES

The sand lizard, smooth snake and adder will get a habitat revamp in a large-scale heathland project in the New Forest National Park

1 mins

GOSHAWKS SPREAD THEIR WINGS

After bouncing back from extinction in the UK, research shows this elusive 'phantom of the forest' is expanding its range

2 mins

A NEW NATIONAL FOREST TAKES ROOT

Project will see 20 million trees planted in England by 2050, to benefit people and wildlife

2 mins

HUNDREDS OF DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS FOUND ON SKYE

Rare fossilised tracks give scientists remarkable new insights into the lives of two dinosaur species

1 mins

THE COTSWOLD OLIMPICKS

Britain's Olympic history began in the time of Shakespeare with an extravagant crowd-pleasing event supported by royalty

2 mins

THE ROAD MOST TRAVELLED

Author Rob Cowen takes a personal journey along the Great North Road, through history, place and memory

2 mins

Bakewell tart

This traditional crowd-pleaser started life as a spin-off from the luxurious Bakewell pudding,says food historian

2 mins

Former industrial workhorses, canals now have a new lease of life

Thomas Telford is one of my great heroes - a Scottish shepherd’s son born in 1757 who was one of the first, and possibly the greatest, of a new breed of men who changed the face of Britain by criss-crossing it with canals, roads, railways, bridges, viaducts and aqueducts.

3 mins

The legacies of the Romans are all around us

From Exeter to the Moray Firth, the Roman occupation made its mark on the British Isles.

2 mins

Guernsey's West Coast

As the Channel Islands celebrates 80 years since being liberated, we walk Guernsey's rugged western coast and encounter a land of unique beauty and Nazi-era relics

7 mins

THE SECRET PIGEON SERVICE

Secret spymasters. Daring espionage. The story of how homing pigeons helped liberate Western Europe in the Second World War is a remarkable tale of resistance

7 mins

TOP 10 BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC GARDENS

The UK is blessed with more historic gardens than you can shake a rake at. Here are Dixe Wills' favourites

8 mins

Go with the flow

Turn off Scotland's North Coast 500 and you'll find Europe's largest blanket bog, a magical land that's just gained UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Richard Baynes gets up close to the Flow Country

6 mins

Back to the future

The Second World War revolutionised British agriculture - could a similar reset help us navigate today's climate and nature crises? In the second of our farming series, Nicola Chester asks what we can learn from the 'national farm' of the 1940s

7 mins

Q&A The big questions answered

Which Scottish clans were the most powerful?

10+ mins

Recording neighbourhood nature helps us protect wildlife - and ourselves

Recently, two otters appeared separately in our village. At the same time, three great white egrets - large, still-rare white herons - turned up, too.

2 mins

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BBC Countryfile Magazine Description:

Publisher: Our-Media-Ltd

Category: Lifestyle

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

Countryfile Magazine inspires you to explore forgotten corners of the great British countryside and provides knowledge of the people and wildlife that inhabit it. We want to tempt you into trying new things, seek out new places and make the most of Britain’s beautiful landscapes.