Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside:
How to make land work harder
Plans for a Land Use Framework offer a golden opportunity to make the most of our countryside, argues Fiona Reynolds
The year the stars came out
A host of luminaries that were born in 1775 still shape British identity some 250 years on, as Matthew Dennison discovers
A horse walks into a bar…
Jack Watkins raises a glass to the Cheltenham superstars immortalised in the bars and restaurants at Prestbury Park
Interiors
Amelia Thorpe cooks up a real treat with the latest inspiration and innovations for the kitchen
London Life
- Amie Elizabeth White celebrates 100 years of the Dickens museum, plus Country Life’s guide to the best baked goods in the capital
Arts & antiques
Charles Dance talks to Carla Passino about Michelangelo, mentoring and why the Sistine chapel is like playing King Lear
The good, the bad and the ugly
Michael Hall delves into the genius of Michelangelo, at once the enfant prodige and enfant terribile of the Renaissance
Simon Martin’s favourite painting
The art-gallery director selects a beguiling 17th-century miniature revealing a connection to Nature
A regal renewal
John Goodall hails the revival of Restoration House in Kent, a magnificent property that welcomed Charles II in 1660
The legacy
Agnes Stamp hails the ‘British Barnum’ Charles Cruft, whose dog show is still best in class
Shiver me timbers
The once-popular black poplar could be our secret weapon in the battle against climate change, finds Vicky Liddell
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell’s top tips on what to wear to the Cheltenham Festival
And it was all yellow
Charles Quest-Ritson brightens his day with the cheerful flowers of the ever-dependable forsythia
Sharp practice
The thorny old issue of pruning roses, with Charles Quest-Ritson
Foraging
Is tapping birch-tree sap worth the bother, asks John Wright
Travel
Emma Love shares the latest cruise news, Imogen West-Knights finds everything shipshape in the South of France, John Niven follows in the wake of Mr Mississippi Mark Twain and Pamela Goodman’s birthday treats take on a life of their own
And much more
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Sitting on the dock of Morecambe Bay: Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 26, 2025The English coast, a classic proverb and the red admiral butterfly all star in Wednesday's quiz.
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Name that hat! Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 25, 2025Tuesday's quiz has a wartime property for sale, plus popes, linoleum and more.
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The most successful dog breed in the history of Crufts? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 24, 2025Plus the stars in the sky and a curiously-named colour.
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What was Queen Victoria's real first name? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 21, 2025Plus the stars in the sky and a curiously-named colour.
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How many times a year does Britain get struck by lightning? Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 20, 2025Plus Freddie Mercury's house and more in Thursday's quiz of the day.
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Red squirrels vs grey squirrels: Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 19, 2025Plus men in the moon and more in Wednesday's quiz of the day.
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Chatsworth, Dickens heroines and flying non-stop to Sydney: Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 18, 2025A wonderful property at a somewhat unbelievable price,
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James Bond Island, Britain's best Best Actor and more: Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 17, 2025Start your week off with Monday's Quiz of the Day.
