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Last call for the corncrake
This small and secretive bird is becoming ever-more rare, but there is hope, finds Vicky Liddell.

Hugo Barclay’s favourite painting
The art-fair director chooses a work awash with symbolism.

Nine centuries of service
In the second of two articles, John Goodall focuses on London’s St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Nine centuries of service

This year, two connected institutions in the heart of London celebrate their 900th anniversary. In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at their foundation story

8 mins

Is this the best year ever for berries?

The sunny, yet wet summer might have been a dampener at the time, but the resulting autumnal berry haul is a feast for mice and men

4 mins

Conkering heroes

Few games rival conkers for sheer excitement. Simon Lester ponders the merits of round-topped nuts versus flat-sided cheesers and exposes the nefarious tricks some use to win at all costs

3 mins

Last call for the corncrake

Surprisingly small and intensely secretive, the increasingly rare corncrake is in serious danger of disappearing from our shores altogether. But not, discovers Vicky Liddell, if a new conservation plan has anything to do with it

4 mins

Doing it by the book

Our desire to buy online may have blighted many high streets, but, happily, plenty of independent bookshops are still thriving against the odds. Catriona Gray picks seven of her favourite stores off the shelf

7 mins

A light touch

Nels Crosthwaite Eyre's Hampshire house demonstrates her innate ability to create smart, but relaxed interiors that reflect the tastes and needs of a new generation

3 mins

Street life

This autumn, a host of new shops has opened its doors on London's Pimlico Road, heralding a fresh chapter in the history of this inspiring district, finds Amelia Thorpe

2 mins

The secret of the super cottage

There's no reason why a small house shouldn't feel like a big one

5 mins

Revolution or evolution?

The renewed popularity of cottages is spawning dramatically different approaches

2 mins

Tales of the unexpected

A thriving farm and the site of a Victorian double murder lead the market this week

4 mins

Conference calls among the cattle

The commute and the office has changed forever. Deborah Nicholls-Lee speaks to those turning the countryside into a different type of workplace

4 mins

Colour supplements

Overgrown trees had blocked the sea view on this steep south-facing slope, where Jane Powers discovers a secret garden brimming with light and fiery autumn tints

5 mins

We reap what he sowed

Trespassing into an overgrown garden set botanical illustrator Miles Hadfield on a quest for horticultural conservation. Today, many of our most magnificent grounds owe their survival to his efforts, finds Katherine Cole

4 mins

Pull a rabbit out of the hat

Whether seasoned with thyme and cider baked into a juicy pie or grilled over coals until perfectly crispy, rabbit makes for some magnificent dishes. It's madness that we no longer enjoy it as we once did, laments Tom Parker Bowles

4 mins

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