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What is everyone talking about this week: Why we need more female treesFor too long, urban planners and landscape designers have favoured male trees for easier maintenance — but it's made hay fever a whole lot worse. Fortunately, a solution exists.
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'I hadn't seen anyone who looked like me moving outdoors': Bethany Handley on nature, access, and going up mountains in a pink wheelchairThe author, poet and campaigner Bethany Handley joins the Country Life Podcast.
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How the curlew's call inspired some of Britain's best writersFor centuries, this enigmatic wader has brought both gloom and joy to many of the nation's literary minds.
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'To stick it to one side and let it rot is such a waste of a valuable resource': The buildings most at risk, according to the Victorian SocietyThe Top Ten Endangered Buildings list is endorsed by the charity’s president Griff Rhys Jones.
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Is the cure for modern life as simple as going for a walk?Annabel Streets, author of 'The Walking Cure', joins the Country Life Podcast.
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Divine tears, fairy footsteps or the sweat of heavens: The delight of dewThe transient beauty of early-morning moisture has bewitched poets, playwrights and scientists alike, finds Deborah Nicholls-Lee.
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With a fighting spirit and human help, the red squirrel is fighting backThe red squirrel’s plight is well known, but, recently, there have been some encouraging signs of a revival. Vicky Liddell listens out for rustling overhead.
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The battle for our countryside rages onArguments about the despoliation of the British countryside in the name of economic survival are not new, nor are they going away.
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Rooting for you: The many merits of the valerianA versatile herb valued as a tonic for the nervous system, valerian’s soporific effects were once considered a great asset to public decorum, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee.
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A window on the wild: The best of British wildlife photographyThis year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates the wonder of the natural world. Whether it’s a patchwork leaf-cutter bee hard at work or the springtime spectacle of boxing hares, here’s our pick of the best shots
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Stop being led astray by red herrings — here is what the fish is really likeChris Dwyer takes a deep dive into the rich and intriguing lore of the flatulent fish that gave us Yarmouth Bloaters and kippers.
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What is everyone talking about this week: How to get rid of the foxes on your roof?A skulk of foxes has occupied the roof of Google's building in King's Cross for close to a year. The tech behemoth wants them gone: but where will they go?
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Bringing home the bison: The lords looking after the UK's largest land mammalThe imposing yet sensitive bison isn't a common sight on our shores, but a cohort of enthusiasts has taken up its cause.
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From coast to coast: Why seaside foraging is in our bloodOur shingle, cliffs and beaches offer a veritable natural larder packed with succulent stems, umami-rich seaweed and aromatic herbs, says Mark Williams
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The chalky figures festooning our landscape might be a mystery, but they delight us nonethelessThe abstract white steed of Uffington and the excitable giant of Cerne Abbas may be Britain’s most famous chalk icons, but our landscape is filled with plenty more
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What is everyone talking about this week: Walk more slowly, will you?It should not necessarily follow that Spring begets a spring in one's step. Indeed, there is more to be said in this fair season for slowing down.
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Burford Brown eggs have become a household name, but what of the hens who lay them?Arthur Parkinson salutes the preferred breed of royalty, aristocracy and celebrity.
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‘It looks like a miniature hamster. It’s just absolutely exquisite’: How the lucky ladybird took the worlds of French patisserie, jewellery and interior design by stormCountry Life isn't the only brand obsessed with the teeny-tiny ladybird, says Susanne Madsen, who investigates why we all find them so appealing.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Where have all the rabbits gone?There used to be dozens in every field, emerging at springtime and dancing around us in a pastoral conga line. Where are they now?
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Why national parks are our national prideAs the Peak District, which was the first national park in the UK to be designated, celebrates its 75th anniversary, Country Life celebrates our national parks.
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The ancient stretch of the Yorkshire Dales being revitalised by the Woodland TrustSponsor Content Created With The Woodland Trust
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