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Country Life UK
Let's stick together
It shouldn't be a case of farming or the environment
3 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
Native breeds: Bagot goat
THE striking Bagot goat has a romantic history, possibly the longest of all British goats.
1 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
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 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
New Grub Street
'There are no cheery verbal pen pictures to soften issues arising from the poverty of the protagonists'
3 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
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 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
Spring Moon (Reflected In A Pool) by Ivon Hitchens
Charlotte Mullins comments on Spring Moon
2 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
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 min |
February 08, 2023
Country Life UK
'I was entirely comfortable with risk' – Dame Kate Bingham
The former Vaccine Taskforce chair on pandemic preparedness, dementia and jamming
4 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
The return of the king
A revitalised England team travels to the birthplace of their revolutionary coach and captain. It seems unlikely that New Zealand will stop them, says James Fisher
4 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Confessions of an avocado eater
Books: Avocado Anxiety | Tally-Ho: Tactical Leadership in the Battle of Britain
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
I want to be in America
British sellers seem to have found a receptive US audience in New York, where a van Dyck found in a barn sells handsomely
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
The farce that defies the rules
Michael Frayn's side-splitting Noises Off has a philosophical core that may explain its longevity
4 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Who was Sir Christopher Wren?
Personable, yet naturally reserved, 'that miracle of a youth, Mr Christopher Wren' not only designed many of our most notable monuments, but also an artificial eye. Three centuries on, Clive Aslet considers the man behind the architecture
9 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Kitchen garden cook: Cavolo nero
'Brassicas are the kings of the kitchen garden at this time of year, with cavolo nero adding gentle, tender variety'
2 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Escape to reality
'The barn offers solace from the incessant chatter'
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Bring out the bells
The exotic snake's-head fritillary is the only British native of 130 bulbs in this fascinating family, many of which deserve a place in the garden. John Hoyland recommends the best
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Bring the outside in
The best plants for conservatories, chosen by Tiffany Daneff
2 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
The art of glass
Conservatories, garden rooms and glasshouses to enjoy all year round, selected by Amelia Thorpe
2 min |
February 15, 2023
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A glass half full
The days are getting longer, so why not maximise the light in a conservatory, orangery or vinery?
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Wood you rather
These properties show off the elegance and timelessness of our most abundant natural resource
5 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Bride and seek
Wedding-dress shopping should be a joy and nowhere is it more so than at Miss Bush, one of the oldest and most established bridal boutiques in the UK, whose 35 years' experience shows in its expert dress curation and personal service, tailored to empower brides from their first appointment to walking down the aisle
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
The proof is in the pudding
From humble origins as a medieval sausage, the pudding went on to become the pinnacle of British cuisine, burgeoning into a delectable panoply of syllabubs, flummeries and tipsy cakes. Tom Parker Bowles tucks in with gusto
6 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Flipping heck!
As Shrove Tuesday approaches, Debora Robertson tucks into the humble pancake's centuries-old past and considers why this traditional feast day survived and 'Collop Monday' did not
5 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
As high as a red kite
Having nearly died out as recently as 40 years ago, the red kite has made a remarkable comeback thanks to a concerted conservation effort, but is it about to become a victim of its own success, asks Eleanor Doughty
4 min |
February 15, 2023
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A palace for education
In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the origins of Winchester College and the inspiration for its superb medieval buildings
8 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Native breeds: Aberdeen Angus
THE Aberdeen Angus is one of Britain's most successful cattle more than a breed, it's a brand', as a slogan goes-widely exported and commercially valuable.
1 min |
February 15, 2023
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British Museum by Sir Robert Smirke
\"Smirke was unflinching in his admiration for Greek architecture, which he described as \"magnificent without ostentation\" \"
4 min |
February 15, 2023
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Girl in Boater (Portrait of Florence Carter-Wood)
Charlotte Mullins comments on Girl in Boater
1 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Not completely foxed
Scottish hunting law has been tightened, but it may not all be bad news
3 min |
February 15, 2023
Country Life UK
Town & Country
Swathes of countryside, including the Vale of Aylesbury as seen from the Chilterns, will be affected by the construction of HS2
8 min |