Entertainment
Country Life UK
Totally foxed
The new Scottish legislation on hunting looks unworkable and will be to the detriment of wildlife
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Country Life UK
A future in the Arts
One of the most important historic houses in Surrey is enjoying a new lease of life as a centre for the Arts. John Goodall looks at the history of this remarkable building
8 min |
April 19, 2023
Country Life UK
Is the 'tourist tax' realistic?
Charging visitors to national parks such as the busy Lake District sounds an attractive idea, but it could easily backfire, says one local
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Country Life UK
Crowning glories
A Bristol exhibition contains riveting treasures from past coronations
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Country Life UK
Dressed to impress
Towering headdresses, 3ft-high feathers and a diamond-spangled skirt so heavy that a pulley was needed to raise the hem are only some of the extraordinary outfits that made Georgian Britain sartorially magnificent,
6 min |
April 19, 2023
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Fronds in high places
An obsession with palms has taken Martin Gibbons to some of the most inaccessible places around the world, says Tiffany Daneff, and to the founding of his remarkable nursery
5 min |
April 19, 2023
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That sounds just like you
Forget flashy plumage or intricate dances, being a great sound mimic is what really wins over womenat least for some birds,
4 min |
April 19, 2023
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'Painting horses is, to me, the breath of life'
Lucy Kemp-Welch was overlooked for RA election and refused to get involved with the feminist politics of her day, letting her powerful and empathetic animal paintings do the talking,
5 min |
April 19, 2023
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ALIVE AND WOOL
A yearly festival of wool sees drop spindles, peg looms, felted collars and yarns dyed in heavenly shades of old rose, hawthorn and hedgeberry fill a parallel world in which wool reigns supreme,
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Country Life UK
A place for everything
Why storage is more important than space
2 min |
April 12, 2023
Country Life UK
Protecting our own wild isles
The inspiring new Attenborough documentary should encourage us to look at–and protect–what we have on our own doorstep
3 min |
April 12, 2023
Country Life UK
Three times a legend
This year’s Grand National marks the 50th anniversary of Red Rum’s first win. Jack Watkins explains why we may never see his like again
3 min |
April 12, 2023
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As thick as thieves
From piracy to hijacking and mugging, Nature abounds with all sorts of bad and condemnable behaviour, but some species have a real knack for stealing, as Ian Morton discovers
5 min |
April 12, 2023
Country Life UK
Sense and sensibilities
Knoyle Place, East Knoyle, Wiltshire The home of the Comtesse de La Morinière | The more you look, says Charles Quest-Ritson, the more there is to admire in this magnificent garden, which has been subtly and beautifully enhanced in recent decades
5 min |
April 12, 2023
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Heavenly hepaticas
JOHN MASSEY is a happy man. His beaming face is familiar to plant lovers all over Britain and beyond. Plants have been the great love of his life—finding them, growing them, selecting them and selling the best
3 min |
April 12, 2023
Country Life UK
Hear the language of the birds
WE share with the birds 50 genes or more to do with sound-making, which leads to the lovely notion that early hominids perched in trees and sang like the feathered things.
3 min |
April 12, 2023
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A plum job
Once the mainstay of Cumbria’s Lyth and Winster valleys, damson orchards declined steeply after the Second World War. Tessa Waugh meets the farmers working hard to revive the fruit’s fortunes
4 min |
April 12, 2023
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Dreamy spires
Foxgloves, which can be planted now, provide the perfect link between the garden and the countryside, says John Hoyland
5 min |
April 12, 2023
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Sip back and relax
Once relegated to the back of the drinks cabinet, vermouth is enjoying a fresh revival and not only as a traditional cocktail ingredient, says Jack Adair Bevan
5 min |
April 12, 2023
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It's a dog's world
What’s the best way to live side by side with our four-legged friends, asks Arabella Youens
6 min |
April 12, 2023
Country Life UK
If you go down to the woods today...
Isabella Worsley has designed interiors of treehouses in the grounds of Callow Hall in Derbyshire that are at one with their surroundings, finds Arabella Youens
1 min |
April 12, 2023
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A lot of bottle
Jennifer Manners has spent three years developing a range of luxury rugs made from recycled water bottles, finds Arabella Youens
2 min |
April 12, 2023
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An eye to the future
Embarking on a new chapter in the history of an ancestral home requires patience, persistence and the right guidance, finds Kitty Galsworthy
3 min |
April 12, 2023
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Blends with benefits
The British are very conservative when it comes to tea, but a gentle revolution is under way, spearheaded, in part, by a new breed of experts. Rob Crossan meets some of our best tea sommeliers to discuss the nation’s cuppa habits
10 min |
April 12, 2023
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Where dinosaurs still walk the earth
THE National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has announced that it intends to invest $3.6 billion over the next 10 years, it was revealed last week.
1 min |
April 05, 2023
Country Life UK
Surprise: we're here!
A COMMUNITY of ‘at least’ 50 beavers has been discovered in the River Avon near Bristol, surprising researchers, Natural England said last week.
2 min |
April 05, 2023
Country Life UK
Think before you fire
SAVE SHOOTING NOW’ is the cry from the Countryside Alliance and other shooting organisations after a 12-week consultation on game bird releasing was announced by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
3 min |
April 05, 2023
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I err, therefore I am
Although often overlooked, the Easter message is as much about making mistakes as it is about Resurrection. However, getting it wrong and letting go of our perfectionism is the key to a more contented life, says the Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy
5 min |
April 05, 2023
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One a penny
Nothing is as delicious as a fluffy, spicy, fruity hot cross bun at Easter, but its miraculous properties and ancient origins may be a little exaggerated, as Carla Passino discovers
6 min |
April 05, 2023
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A bolt from the blue
John McCutchan's ancient bluebell woods in East Sussex have been bringing joy, scent and a spectacular carpet of colour for the past 50 years, as Natasha Goodfellow discovers
5 min |