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BBC Countryfile Magazine
Manors and meadows
This December marks 250 years since Jane Austen's birth. To celebrate, Jack Watkins ambles around Chawton, where the writer penned novels that changed fiction forever
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December 2025
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TOP 10 ROYAL RESIDENCES
Castles, palaces and stately homes open a window into the history and private lives of the British monarchy
9 min |
December 2025
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Your countryside
HAVE YOUR SAY ON RURAL ISSUES
1 min |
December 2025
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Community spirit
Rural pubs across Britain are closing at an alarming rate - but local people are fighting back to save inns that have been at the hearts of their villages for centuries. Vivienne Crow orders a pint
4 min |
December 2025
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Gift ideas for nature lovers
Find inspirational and thoughtful presents for all the family in our pick of top outdoor gear and a round-up of this year's best nature and wildlife books
2 min |
December 2025
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Toad numbers are in freefall.It's in our power to save them
After becoming engaged at Christmas in 1998, my new fiancé and I were confronted by an enormous toad on the way to meet the vicar.
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December 2025
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Conquer fell running
Infamously tough yet famously friendly, the sport of fell running will take your fitness to new heights amid the wildest landscapes. Here's our beginners' guide
3 min |
December 2025
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A glorious haunting
They lived in the same village and shared the same dreams – just 60 years apart.
6 min |
December 2025
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The big questions answered
Across the UK, but particularly in the southeast of England, giant and featureless buildings are springing up.
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December 2025
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Away in a manger
While most of us down tools and pick up the mince pies, a farmer's work doesn't stop for the festive break.
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December 2025
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PINE MARTENS RETURN TO EXMOOR AFTER MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF ABSENCE
Devon Wildlife Trust releases the elusive woodland mammals in secret Exmoor locations
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December 2025
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Christmas in Yorkshire
Cosy pubs, treat-laden markets and a wealth of history: there are few better locations for a rural-yet-urban Christmas combo than York, Harrogate and Studley Royal, says Vivienne Crow
6 min |
December 2025
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ATTENBOROUGH BACKS AMBITIOUS WILDLIFE PROJECT
Sir David Attenborough gets behind the race to save a huge upland estate in Northumberland and restore it for wildlife
1 min |
December 2025
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Pylon proposals for the 'Great Grid Upgrade' spark protests
My belief is that we Brits have a proprietorial attitude towards the countryside.
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December 2025
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MIDWINTER MERRIMENT OF OLD
Our Yuletide has its roots in Saturnalia, an ancient and sometimes raucous festival held to honour the Roman god of agriculture
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December 2025
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Camembert and spinach filo pastry slices
Kick off the festivities with this delicious vegetarian starter from chef and TV presenter Rick Stein
3 min |
December 2025
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Festive sporting events
Whether you watch, support or join in, venturing to a sporting event over the Christmas period will help blow away the cobwebs. Matt Baird picks his favourites from around the nation
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December 2025
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It's time to support the threatened British turkey industry
The festive season has arrived — so what better time to talk turkey? Britain’s poultry farmers work year round to source, order, raise and finish turkeys for the table, but it will come as no surprise to hear that Christmas is the peak period for the industry.
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December 2025
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE NATURE RESERVE RECORDS ITS 10,000TH SPECIES IN UK FIRST
The unusual six-belted clearwing moth is the milestone species recorded at Wicken Fen - thought to be the first UK nature reserve to reach this number
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December 2025
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FESTIVE JOY ON THE FARM
Amanda Owen's own nine kids play a huge role in her first children's book, Christmas Tales from the Farm
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December 2025
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Fireworks still thrill, but it's time to embrace something less explosive
I love fireworks. Nature's blazing colours ceding to blazing fires, and acceptance - now the comforting melancholy of September and October has settled - that winter is in the wings. An excitement builds, towards the season of staying in and going out, heralded by sparks in the dark.
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November 2025
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In search of monsters
Britain is a land populated by dragons, giants, selkies and supernatural beings – or so the legends go. Kevin Parr meets Monsterland author Nicholas Jubber to hunt for otherworldly creatures
7 min |
November 2025
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Get into geocaching
Geocaching is a fun, low-cost hobby that spans the generations. Whether you're a curious six-year-old or a grandparent with a sense of adventure, here's how to get started
3 min |
November 2025
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FUELLING THE FLAMES
Once a year, in a thrilling spectacle, the Devon town of Ottery St Mary is set aglow by flaming tar barrels carried through the streets.
3 min |
November 2025
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The big questions answered
\"If you want to track down royal resting places, you'll have your work cut out\"
10+ min |
November 2025
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The king and I
It has its own king, a population of three and was once the landing place for an invasion of England. Dixe Wills ventures to England's most unusual tiny isle
7 min |
November 2025
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TOP 10 NEOLITHIC STRUCTURES
Stone circles, long barrows and sacred sites - Ellie Tennant picks remarkable Stone Age creations to visit in Britain and Ireland
9 min |
November 2025
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Secrets from the deep
Venture into the bowels of London's Natural History Museum and you'll discover a realm of deep-sea monsters and rarely seen oddities. Melissa Hobson meets the curious denizens of the Spirit Collection
6 min |
November 2025
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Ancestral connections
Our landscapes are littered with reminders of our mystical past, and it's one part of living in Britain that has always fascinated me.
1 min |
November 2025
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Kit Running shoes
Whether you're aiming for parkrun or a marathon, here are three road-running options to tick the race-day and training-shoe boxes
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