All content Archive | October 2019

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October 31st
- A gorgeous new home for sale that includes a roof terrace atop its medieval-style turret
- Janine Stone
- 'No Barry, this is how we are going to do it. Just keep the camera rolling': Queen poses as she never has before
- Country Life Today: Chicken charity rescues its 100,000th hen
October 30th
- Richard Green
- Messum's
- Christies
- Gaze Burvill
- Dreweatts
- David Harber
- Ronald Philips
- Cavendish Stone
- UK's oldest patch of snow 'clings on' for another winter
- Roundtree Tyron
- Haddonstone
- Prime Oak
- Trinity House Paintings
- Westbury Garden Rooms
- Fellows
- Huntsman
- Alitex
- Patrick Mavros
- Favourbrook
- Drummonds
- Crockett & Jones
- Jamb
- Deakin & Francis
- Vaughan
- Oakwrights
- Cassandra Goad
- Lalage Beaumont
- Walkers warned to be 'tick aware' after brain disease found in UK for first time
- Stewart Parvin
- Susannah Lovis
- R. L. Rose
- A mixed farm in Scotland where Mother Nature does her own thing
- Brights of Nettlebed
- The beautiful railway station which became a stunning Northumberland family home
- Clucking good news as chicken charity rescues its 100,000th hen
- Country Life Today: The impact of climate change on British butterflies
- Country Life 30 October 2019
October 29th
- ‘My daddy works very hard and cares about his cows': Seven-year-old farmer's daughter sends beautiful letter that's been read by millions
- The photographs (and photographers) who shaped the English country house style from the 1900s up to today
- A Georgian home for sale that comes with five cottages, swimming pool and a tower that looks out across Dartmoor
- Jason Goodwin: 'Insofar as anything made of stainless steel can be considered a member of the family, I loved that pan like a brother'
- Country Life Today: Victory for dolphins and whales in battle against underwater noise
- Wildcats set to return to the English countryside
- Campaigners fight to save Winston Churchill's pub
- How to turn a period property's working kitchen in to a social space for a modern family
October 28th
- A beautiful Georgian property with eight incredible luxury holiday lets, offering a home and a business in one
- Survey reveals strong support for British farming standards
- Country Life Today: Auckland Castle, Durham's ancient Bishop's palace, reopens to the public
- My Favourite Painting: Daniel Crane
October 27th
- Mountains, beaches and 'perhaps a loch or two': The incredible Scottish estates at the price of a family home in Surrey
- Alan Titchmarsh: How I grow dahlias — and why they're my second-most infallible plants
- Britain's Naughtiest Dog 2019: All the winners, from the Jack Russell who summoned the armed police to the pointer who vomits glitter
- Inside the designer's home: Birdie Fortescue's picture-perfect house in Norfolk
October 26th
- A gorgeous period farmhouse where you can sit back in comfort with a glass of your home-grown wine
- Curious Questions: Why are the least consequential choices the hardest to make?
- Farmer's giant tractor beats pyramid of farm animals and spectacular straw sausage dog to win Wheat Art competition
- Hacienda La Caravedo, Peru: The oldest working distillery in the Americas, talented horses and a lasting memory of peace
- The best winning pictures from the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition — and the stories behind them
October 25th
- A book that informs, inspires and surprises from a designer as engaging as a fantasy art-history teacher
- A Georgian gem that's 'everything a country house should be' has come up for sale in Kent
- Storm damage leaves Cornish beach 'unpredictable and dynamic' with rise in lifeboat rescues
- Country Life Today: The first Atlantic grey seal pups of the season, spotted on the Farne Islands
- In Focus: The giant, ephemeral artwork that came and went in a single day at Houghton Hall
October 24th
- Walking St Cuthbert's Way in late summer: Heather in late-summer emperor’s purple, lit up by the last burst of warmth
- 'Hectic workloads and family pressures' leave women unable to enjoy countryside, poll reveals
- The seeds of a solid future: How investors can learn from the habits of top gardeners
- Bruton: The property hotspot dubbed the 'new Notting Hill' in the heart of Somerset
- Country Life Today: From box office hits to Disney classics, does your dog's name feature on most popular list?
- Recipe: A tempting sausage and roasted butternut tray bake, ideal comfort food as Autumn draws in
October 23rd
- Pici the Jack Russell named Britain's Naughtiest Dog for 2019
- New Forest cattle to be dehorned — and walkers who have 'lost any respect' for nature are blamed
- If you go down to the beach today... be careful not to step on a potentially-deadly jellyfish
- Country Life 23 October 2019
- Country Life Today: England named world's second best tourist destination
October 22nd
- Elastic bands pose fresh threat to birds on Mullion Island sanctuary
- Chalet Sapphire, Morzine: The perfect resort for a beginner, drenched in luxury with an ice chamber, a cinema room and an open bar
- Durham Cathedral rocks its first-ever stone sale, raising more than £125,000
- Voewood, the 'supreme example' of a butterfly-plan house in Norfolk's beloved Poppyland
- Drying peatlands could release carbon, worsening climate change, according to scientists
- The Oxford house where JRR Tolkien wrote The Hobbit hits the market
- Country Life Today: hope on the horizon for coral
- Jason Goodwin: 'In Yorkshire he spat on them, down south he peed, either way, they aren’t good eating'
October 21st
- The spot on the chalky hills of Wiltshire and Dorset named as one of the finest places in the world for stargazing
- The new Bentley Flying Spur: 'Ladies and gentleman, this is one bloody good car'
- The end of arable farming in the Garden of England? South East 'could become too hot and dry' to grow crops
- A Room For All Seasons: How an Alitex greenhouse creates a wonderful space to enjoy all year round
- Prince George is 'obsessed' with farming, says Prince William, as he opens up about his passion
- An ancient, Grade I-listed manor house, exhaustively restored and now equipped for luxurious 21st century living
- Country Life Today: Happy Apple Day, and the sad mystery of the Coventry wagtails
- The BMW X5: A smorgasbord of digital razzmatazz, the grip of a spider and the acceleration of a scalded feline
October 20th
- Seven properties fresh to the market, as seen in Country Life
- How to create a tunnel of pears in your garden
- Animal Magic: ‘For a while because the canal was full of buffalo – they had to close it for 24 hours to get them out!’
- Hillsborough Castle, Co Down: Built for peace with a timely restoration
October 19th
- Curious Questions: Who invented the gin and tonic?
- A seaside estate in Montego Bay, where you can swim with horses and sample local herbal remedies
October 18th
- Our five favourite gins of the moment, in honour of International G&T Day
- Entire Derbyshire village is recreated in whisky-laced fruit cake
- The vast and audacious architecture of London's greatest theatres
- 'Our heritage needs to be saved': Treasured lighthouses among historic buildings at risk
- Country Life Today: The ASBO-worthy peacocks causing chaos in a sleepy English village
- In Focus: The beauty of William Hogarth's 'Progress' Series, from his engraving skill to his story-telling gymnastics
October 17th
- An absolute beginner's guide to clay pigeon shooting, part 3: New techniques, old friends and how to buy your own gun
- The Utterly Inessential Travel Shopping List: Everything you need for winter sun or hitting the slopes
- Flat caps, eco-friendly packed lunches and Stranger Things: How our environment is shaping our shopping habits
- Country Life Today: Returning rivers to their natural path
- How to turn the last of the season's strawberries into a Michelin-star calibre pudding
October 16th
- Church Road restaurant review: A Barnes landmark re-born, and set to become a destination for foodies
- 'It pulls at my heart strings in a way I could have never understood': Prince Harry delivers emotional speech on parenthood
- The best places to find magnificent mulberries in London
- Were the celebrations about the end of fracking premature? Cuadrilla vows to apply for new permission
- A nine-bedroom castle in Scotland for sale at just £400,000 — but you'll have to be quick
- Country Life Today: Scottish cattle numbers 'at lowest level for 60 years'
- London's 2019 Winter Arts & Antiques Fair promises treasures untold
- Country Life 16 October 2019
October 15th
- Why snail farming is sweeping across the countryside
- Ham House, and how restoration and conservation can raise as many questions as it answers
- Police baffled as thieves steal artwork from city street in centre of Bath
- Live like a hobbit: One of Britain's quirkiest properties comes up for sale
- Jason Goodwin: 'Coleridge never stopped talking... Wordsworth was more private, more reflective, and finally, more successful'
- Country Life Today: Conservationists welcome the new Environment Bill but some wonder whether it will make it into law
October 14th
- The quest for the ultimate all-round car: Happy on or off-road, stylish and comfortable
- Rise in late-born baby hedgehogs means many may struggle to survive winter in a further blow to the troubled species
- The book that combats disposable culture with tips and tricks for the perfect restoration
- 'The end of fracking in the UK': Campaigners claim victory as Lancashire drilling site begins shutdown
- A magnificent Wiltshire country house with equestrian facilities so good they were let out to an Olympic champion
- Country Life Today: Britain's longest-running building project is about to come to an end
- My Favourite Painting: Nicola Kalinsky
October 13th
- 25 grand homes for sale, from a country vicarage to a Kensington townhouse, as seen in Country Life
- Why quince, beloved by everyone from Edward I to the Ancient Greeks, is the perfect autumn fruit
- The story of Old London Bridge, the iconic landmark which vanished from the capital's skyline
October 12th
- A real-life 'Doll's House' from the 17th century which has gone from being boarded up and riddled with rot to become a picture of perfection
- Curious Questions: Has there ever been a more disturbing time in British politics?
- Eight of the most amazing nature photographs of the year, from the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
- Chalet Hibou, Le Mirior: The height of ski-chic, designed to make you say ‘that was the best day of my life’
- The Cotswolds garden at Banks Fee: Spectacular views, glorious hedges and a kitchen garden which produces veg boxes for the whole family
October 11th
- The independent London wine merchants who manage to undercut the big names
- Transforming a space with paints and wallpapers, from natural hues to velvety bold colours
- Where to buy in London right now, from 'hidden gem' conservation areas to the capital's best up-and-coming areas
- How we're helping heroes — but far too many are still left to fend for themselves
- Country Life Today: The Ritz hotel set to go up for sale - with a 10-figure price tag
- In Focus: The William S. Burroughs shotgun art which was collected by Damien Hirst
October 10th
- An absolute beginner's guide to clay pigeon shooting, part two: Relax, breathe, trust... and avoid the temptation to squeak in triumph
- 'It's like looking in the mirror': Prince Harry meets up with Ed Sheeran for World Mental Health Day
- Nine magical homes for sale in the Channel Islands, from waterside townhouses to stunning estates
- No-deal tariffs for farmers are 'cripplingly high' and would make British dairy products 'uncompetitive'
- Country Life Today: Enjoying great outdoors as nights draw in promotes year-round wellbeing
- Ancient woodland saved from HS2 — but only for the time being, and campaigners are worried
October 9th
- Why brunch has made a comeback, and the best places to enjoy it in London
- Love in the Countryside's rocky road to rural romance: Sheep-herding tests, awkward cider farm dates and being dumped by a Shetland pony
- The Library at Arundel Castle, the glorious centrepiece of one of Britain's most brilliantly restored buildings
- Feeling brave? Six beautiful fixer-uppers with extraordinary potential
- 'A superb weapon in the battle against climate change': Plans to plant one million trees in Northumberland
- State of Nature: Britain's biodiversity is under threat but it can yet be saved
- Country Life Today: Man's best friend holds the secret to longevity
- Country Life 9 October 2019
October 8th
- The 2019 Canape of the Year awards: Entries open for the most mouthwatering competition of the year
- The Cavendish Hotel, Baslow: Fishermen's friend on the Chatsworth Estate
- How to change the personality of your kitchen with a fresh coat of paint
- 30ft humpback whale in the Thames 'not doing anything out of the ordinary'
- A beautiful Georgian home at the heart of a 563-acre sporting and residential estate in whisky-making country
- 21 truly beautiful homes for sale across the world, as seen in Country Life
- Jason Goodwin: 'All he had to do is walk along the same street in his mind and sing out the objects as they cropped up'
- Country Life Today: Sir David Attenborough's heartfelt call to arms
October 7th
- Country Life Today: How plants feel 'pain' - and warn each other when they're about to get eaten
- My Favourite Painting: Robert Sandelson
October 6th
- Six of the best country houses for sale right now, as seen in Country Life
- The saucily-named plant whose very mention sparks blushing and tied tongues
- Six utterly glorious images of Britain's natural wonders, to inspire you and help out the John Muir Trust in 2020
- The banqueting house, built to welcome George I, which miraculously escaped destruction in the early 20th century
October 5th
- A historic 540-acre sporting estate in Derbyshire with sweeping lawns, stunning parkland and fishing opportunities
- Curious Questions: Dirty cash, filthy lucre... but how mucky is our money?
- The Treehouses at The Fish Hotel: Spending a weekend as the Cotswolds Family Robinson
- Britain's top landscape architects on how to make your garden fit perfectly into the world around it
October 4th
- English Bacchus: How the 'English Sauvigon Blanc' is genuinely starting to live up to its billing
- Four beautiful kitchen islands which push the boundaries of what can be done
- Scotland's new spaceport: Row heats up as proposals come under scrutiny for the first time
- A 'hidden house' tucked away in one of Norwich's prettiest lanes is up for sale at a knock-down price
- 'Green sheep' on the way as Scottish scientists set out to breed more eco-friendly lambs
- Isle of Noises: 20th-century British classical music returns to our shores once more
- Country Life Today: Humans release more carbon emissions than the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
October 3rd
- The Utterly Inessential Kitchen Shopping List: Antique copper pans, lemon-coloured cookers and the sort of stool you'd imagine Hemingway sitting on
- Heroic farmer rescues inquisitive calf that squeezed itself 240ft down an underground water pipe
- The exclusive island communities where royalty, A-listers and the super-rich rub shoulders in luxury
- Country Life Today: What’ssss down there? Six-foot python found in a carpark
- A deliciously easy pear and chocolate cake
October 2nd
- The winners of the 2019 Georgian Group Architectural Awards
- Five stunning properties cottages which celebrate the very best of village life
- The 'massive overhaul' needed in National Parks and AONBs to rejuvenate our living, breathing, farming landscape
- Country Life Today: 'Nature's most adorable assassins' released into the wilds of Gloucestershire
- Country Life 2 October 2019
October 1st
- An absolute beginner's guide to clay pigeon shooting: 'Coffee drunk and dogs cuddled, it was time to begin'
- Glasgow says goodbye to the man who has saved 1,500 people from drowning in the Clyde
- RSPCA begs public to adopt rather than buy dogs as 'designer' and 'handbag' dogs are abandoned in huge numbers
- The bright idea that's a 'landmark moment' for electric cars in Britain
- Jason Goodwin: The unbeatable 10-minute, £10 haircut — and who cares what it looks like at the end?
- Country Life Today: The paper wasp arrives in Britain for the first time