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Dawn Chorus: Why the Moon matters and Festival of Speed's plan to commemorate 75 years of F1The Moon is among 25 sites on the World Monuments Fund's 2025 Watch list, Goodwood Festival of Speed's plans to host ‘its biggest ever celebrations’ in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Championship and our quiz of the day.
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There's no place like home: How animals find their way back to their owners is a mystery we are still trying to solveLassie’s epic walk is the stuff of literary legend, but the real-life stories of animals making extraordinary journeys back to where they came from are even stranger than fiction. Richard Sugg investigates.
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Minette Batters: 'I naively believed we could help teach our fellow African farmers how to farm. How wrong I’ve been; we have so much to learn from them'A rewarding trip to Kenya, planning a maiden speech in the Lords and hope for farming’s roadmap in 2025 and beyond.
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'People love land': The top estate sales of 2024, from the Duke of Northumberland to first-time farmersSome estate sales were trickier in 2024, yet overall most eventually found buyers. We look at some of the top estates to have graced the pages of Country Life last year.
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Country Life 1 January 2025Here's a look at what you'll find inside, including Country Life's Wildlife Awards, and a final column from long-standing contributor Carla Carlisle.
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Jason Goodwin: 'When I was 18, I tried playing it cool. I believed next to nothing. I rolled my eyes at solemnity and ceremony. The business of shedding my cool has been years in the making'Jason Goodwin on how seeing the world through the eyes of others makes him wonder why he spent years pretending not to be impressed.
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Athena: It shouldn't take a blazing fire for us to see the value in our places of worshipIf major catastrophes have any advantages, it is that, by shocking us, they can focus attention and resources.
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Minette Batters: 'I don’t believe this Government set out to wipe out the family farm. Yet it will be the consequence'Minette Batters — a farmer, former NFU President and a Baroness sitting in the House of Lords — has a harsh warning for Keir Starmer's government.
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Dawn Chorus: Symbiosis in actionA wonderful picture from Richmond Park and a look inside Country Life's biggest issue of the year.
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Jonathan Self: November used to be a month of bleak fields and naked trees; this year we had summer flowers in bloom and ate lunch on the terraceJonathan Self discovers a name for his sense of unease caused by life being out of balance.
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Kelvin Fletcher: From Strictly Come Dancing to the sheep dipThis week's guest on the Country Life Podcast is Kelvin Fletcher, star of Fletchers' Family Farm, who talks to James Fisher about why he decided to move to the Peak District and dive head first into the rural way of life.
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By Royal Appointment: We spoke to 10 of the newly appointed warrant holdersBeing appointed a Royal Warrant holder is still the highest form of accolade and influence. United in their commitment to the highest quality of service, sustainability and responsible environmental practice — these remarkable organisations are known and trusted by The King.
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100 years of the Shipping Forecast, winning the war on antibiotics and the world's best young cheesemongerPlus a sublime Scottish castle, how to address people correctly and the quiz of the day.
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In pictures: Farmers march against inheritance tax in LondonAfter it was announced that Agricultural Property Relief is going to be scrapped, farmers, landowners and others took to the streets of London in protest.
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Where have all the salmon gone, and what can we do about it?Jane Wheatley examines the dire situation facing the king of fish.
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Zebras, lobsters, lions and Ronald Reagan's baby elephant: The strangest pets in historyThese days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman could stroll into Harrods and buy an elephant or an alligator. Jonathan Self explores the era of the exotic menagerie.
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The science behind how Nature can heal us, and how it's easier than you think, with Professor Miles RichardsonProfessor Miles Richardson joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
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'Only the richest estates will be asked to pay': Labour's DEFRA Secretary hits back after backlash over inheritance tax plans for farmsSteve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, has explained the government's position on inheritance tax and farming.
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Do leopards hunt in packs, and other frequently asked travel questions, with Rosie PatersonAs the nights close in, Country Life's travel editor Rosie Paterson joins the podcast to talk about all things travel.
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Opinion: The doom-laden terminology of conservation campaigners is dragging us down — it's time we embraced some optimismWe’re not perfect, says Kate Green, but nor are we bottom of the class — and it's time we embraced that.
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Conker cheating scandal rocks world championships, a kingfisher becomes ungovernable, and dogs in the army rewarded with latest tech: It's the Dawn ChorusPlus, the quiz of the day, a modern day Arts-and-Crafts masterpiece for sale, plus Jane Austen's writing desk returns to Southampton — it's the Dawn Chorus, our regular daily round-up of things you don't need to know, but you will enjoy finding out about nonetheless.
