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BBC Countryfile Magazine
Cast in bone
Cuttlefish bones washed up on our shores have been used to make jewellery since ancient times. Jo Caird meets a craftswoman who's keeping the art alive on the Kent coast
5 min |
September 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Spines and sulky faces
Watch where you put your feet at the beach - a weever fish could be lurking
2 min |
September 2024
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Sea stars
The playful performances of Britain's bottlenose dolphins attract avid fans - but they deserve personal space
1 min |
September 2024
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Harris's wildly beautiful beach
Cornwall may pull in the crowds, but one Hebridean strand stuns visitors
1 min |
September 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Black-eyed beauty
Bird flu causes the eyes of surviving gannets to turn from blue to black
1 min |
September 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Why the USA must do its bit in the war against bird flu
During the 35 years I've been reporting on Countryfile, D British farmers have been hit from all sides by diseases that have decimated their herds and flocks, brought them heartbreak and uncertainty and cost us taxpayers billions of pounds to control - most notably mad cow disease (BSE), bovine TB, foot and mouth, and now bird flu.
3 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
How nature helped me recover from cancer
After surgery, presenter Julia Bradbury found healing in nature and the science that proves it works
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Nicola Chester
How to turn your kids into nature-lovers and save our planet
3 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Adam Henson
Wild weather has lain waste to this year's crops and it's here to stay
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
HOW TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN
Rugged, dragon-backed and often cloud-piercing, Tryfan is one of the most iconic peaks in Wales, but it's also one of the most dangerous. Dixe Wills takes on the climb in the company of an expert to learn what you need - mentally and physically - to do it safely
4 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
TOP 10 FORTIFIED HOUSES
Some of our most romantic old houses were built in dangerous times, when high walls offered vital protection. Dixe Wills picks his favourites
8 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
The pantry in your garden
Discover a world of culinary excitement in your own garden with these delicious recipes using summer flowers, seeds and berries, from wild food expert Liz Knight
7 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
The power of awe
Ancient wonders inspire feelings of awe that can help transform your mental health, argues photographer David Abram and scientists, it seems, agree
6 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Return of the aurochs
Extinct since 1627, an ancient species of huge wild cattle could soon be back from the dead to graze on Scottish hillsides.
5 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
DISCOVER The art of Cornwall
With its gorgeous coast and mild weather, Cornwall has attracted artists and crafters for generations. Jo Caird seeks out the places that inspired some of Britain's finest painters, potters and sculptors, and admires their handiwork
6 min |
August 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Adam Henson
What can you do for our farmers? Go to an agricultural show this summer and talk to them
2 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Strange sunfish
Is it missing something? Spot the bizarre head only’ ocean sunfish in UK waters in summer
2 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
SCOTTISH ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY ON CAMERA
A unique photographic record brings Scotland’s nature restoration into sharp focus
1 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
FARMING AND THE RISE OF SUPERBUGS
Antibiotics save lives but unless farmers stop overusing them on animals, scientists warn they could become useless, triggering a global health crisis. Caroline Stocks finds out how British farmers are taking action
4 min |
July 2024
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Sense of place
Vivienne Crow enjoys a classic summer walk in the Peak District with Amar Latif, the blind adventurer and president of the 4 Ramblers, who is set on making the world more accessible to all
4 min |
July 2024
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TOP 10 PIERS
What could be more redolent of an oldfashioned holiday than a walk on one of Britain's piers? When it comes to length, the following 10 have no peers, says Dixe Wills
9 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
American INVADERS!
Escaping from fur factories in the 1950s, mink flourished in the countryside and began devastating native species. Now conservationists in East Anglia are finally turning the tide on the...
5 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Colour therapy
Before synthetic dyes, we turned to plants to provide colour in our lives. Steph Wetherell meets a Devon farmer who is not only growing gorgeous dye plants - she's helping people bloom too
5 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Wild silence
What happens when you spend three days walking wordlessly across Dartmoor, wild camping along the way? Maria Hodson finds out...
6 min |
July 2024
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DISCOVER Coast to Coast adventure
Alfred Wainwright's breathtaking Coast to Coast walk passes through England's three most spectacular national parks. But more than that, it is a chance to slow down, live the simple life and absorb the stories of the land, enthuses Vivienne Crow
5 min |
July 2024
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BIG CAT DNA FOUND IN CUMBRIA
Speculation over big cats in our countryside rises as a leopard or jaguar is suspected in a sheep killing
1 min |
July 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Are tourism taxes pricing the public out of the countryside?
Starting this month, holidaymakers along the Dorset coast will find themselves having to pay the UK's first seaside 'tourist tax' - an extra £2 per room per night - if they stay in larger hotels in Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch.
2 min |
July 2024
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FARMERS ARE THE ORIGINAL FIRST RESPONDERS
Across the country, a secret army is at work, coming to the rescue at times of crisis and springing into action when their communities are in danger.
2 min |
March 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Nicola Chester
Building more affordable homes is vital for the survival of rural communities
2 min |
March 2024
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Hush... it's spring!
The colours and scents of spring are exhilarating after a long, gloomy winter, but to fully appreciate the power of the season, shut your eyes and listen, urges Ajay Tegala
2 min |