In this issue

The Princess Royal’s favourite painting
Her Royal Highness chooses a stirring seascape that recalls happy family memories of days on the high seas.

To the lighthouse
The Hebridean Isle of Islay is home to a remarkable garden around Rubh’A’Mhail Lighthouse, where Suzanne Cobb has defied wind and hungry wildlife to create a floriferous haven. Tiffany Daneff explores..

Waste not, want not

In the run up to her 70th birthday, The Princess Royal pays tribute to her parents for instilling a lifelong love of Nature and urges us all to be more careful about waste and energy in the hope of securing a brighter future for the countryside

10+ mins

All Creatures Great And Small

The Princess Royal supports many farming institutions, as reflected by the native breeds kept on her organic Gatcombe Park estate. Kate Green meets her eclectic collection of animals

9 mins

To the lighthouse

The Rubh’A’Mhail Lighthouse garden, Islay Undaunted by all that the sea and the storms throw at this barren headland, Suzanne Cobb has worked miracles to create a floriferous garden–much admired by The Princess Royal–that’s literally between a rock and a hard place, finds Tiffany Daneff

8 mins

That'll do, sheep

The original working trials may have stemmed from banter over whose border collie was better, but, as members of the International Sheep Dog Society tell Katy Birchall, the special relationship between man, dog and sheep continues to enthral

6 mins

Meet the countryside crusaders

From a retired gamekeeper and a fish warden to a TV presenter and an acclaimed author, The Princess Royal’s chosen rural champions reveal to Julie Harding why they love the countryside and their professions so much

10+ mins

Why three is the magic number

In the early 1900s, a group of Herefordshire farmers came together to form an agricultural society that now runs one of the country’s biggest shows. Jane Wheatley meets those who bring the four-day event to life

5 mins

The New Farming Frontier

From an ‘invention hub’ to a hands-free farm and a robotic dairy, Harper Adams University teaches the very latest in cutting-edge agricultural methods. Jonathan Self meets the farmers of the future

7 mins

Sporting chances

Two estates come to the market that provide an embarrassment of sporting, historical and cultural riches

5 mins

Gone to rack and ruin?

Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, chairman of the English Heritage Trust, considers how best to manage our ruined country houses, ensuring that visiting them is both worthwhile and enjoyable

8 mins

A Welsh painter in Italy

The landscape painter Thomas Jones (1742–1803) was one of the most forward-looking of the British artists who cut their teeth in Italy in the last decades of the 18th century. Huon Mallalieu considers his career

3 mins

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