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Black (and white) beauty

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March 17, 2021

March is the month in which female hares bat away unwanted suitors, but, sadly, the sight of boxing hares is becoming ever more rare. Over the past century, a loss of habitat and predation has resulted in an 80% decrease in brown-hare numbers. Cumbrian sculptor Andrew Kay has created this 5ft-high artwork in steel, priced at £4,700, 15% of which will go to the Hare Preservation Trust. A smaller work, Life Size Hare, costs £840 (www.andrewkaysculpture.co.uk)

Black (and white) beauty

AMONG Britain’s myriad sheep breeds—more than any other country in the world—the Badger Face Torwen is one of the rarest and most appealing. An ancient Welsh Mountain breed, it is black with striking white facial markings and a white belly (

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Opposites can attract

As a big bookcase designed by Peter Waals proves large pieces of furniture can do well, a notable collection shows harmony can be born from difference

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3 mins

June 03, 2026

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His green and pleasant land

Few artists travelled as little as John Constable, but his deep knowledge of the parts of England he loved gave him insights that others missed. Susan Owens explores the places that delighted him

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6 mins

June 03, 2026

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Dreaming of roses

A thousand English roses now bloom in the restored walled garden that forms the heart of this 27-acre estate, writes Charles Quest-Ritson

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4 mins

June 03, 2026

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Ring for peace

A COPIOUS quantity of apple strudel became the unintended consequence of a winter walking holiday in the Austrian Tyrol.

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2 mins

June 03, 2026

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Best of the pests

Pity the feral pigeon: long campaigned against as an urban nuisance, it is the descendant of birds lured into human service, some of which distinguished themselves in wartime

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3 mins

June 03, 2026

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Red alert

The time is ripe for tomatoes in every form. We are days into British Tomato Fortnight (June 1–14) and weeks from Royal Ascot (June 16–20), where Bright Tomato has been declared the inaugural Colour of the Year by Ascot creative director Daniel Fletcher.

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1 mins

June 03, 2026

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Totally tropical

I FIRST grew pineapple guava, also called feijoa (Acca or Feijoa sellowiana) almost a quarter of a century ago, when there were few nurseries stocking them.

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3 mins

June 03, 2026

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Brewed awakening: where London learnt to talk

Rupert Clague explores how caffeine-fuelled conversation in Hanoverian London’s ‘penny universities’ helped shape the modern world—and where that same spirit still lingers today

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5 mins

June 03, 2026

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The legacy Percy Shaw and cat's eyes

BEHIND the retina in a cat’s eyes lurks the tapetum lucidum, a layer of tissue that acts as a mirror, or a retroreflector, and allows the animal to see in the dark.

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1 mins

June 03, 2026

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Britain is told to spill the beans

HOME-GROWN legumes have a vital role to play in strengthening national food security and reducing the UK's increasing reliance on imported food, the audience heard at last month's UK Legume Research Community Conference, held at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie, Perthshire.

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2 mins

June 03, 2026

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