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Vote for your tree of the year and help save our 'Living Legends'This year's theme is 'Magnificent Oaks', and the competition aims to spread awareness that trees have little legal protection, according to organisers the Woodland Trust.
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One lump or two? The homes where horses come inside the houseNo tea party is complete without a four-hoofed friend in attendance, says Flora Watkins. Just be mindful of where you put the sugar lumps.
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Animals that trespass on our railways, ranked by how often they do itWe've all been delayed on or waiting for a train due to some nonsense on the line. Now, Network Rail have released a list of the culprits.
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'World's cutest sheep' for sale in North YorkshireAre your sheep ugly? Do you want new, pretty ones? We have just the sale for you.
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'It was Labour that ushered in chemical-driven agriculture: it must be Labour that puts that legacy to rights'The countryside is supposed to be a mess. It's time to farm alongside nature, rather than against it, says Agromenes.
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Gather, grow and regenerate at The Newt in Somerset, with star-studded festival lineup announcedThe Newt has launched its first 'Gather & Grow' festival, which will dig into discussions on gardening, farming and wellness.
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New gene-drive technology could be the magic bullet to save our red squirrels, say scientistsScientists at the Roslin Institute at Edinburgh believe that they can reduce non-native species proliferating without culling, and are asking the Government for support.
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‘We nearly drowned a couple of times. I loved it': Meet the royal boat builder who's spent 45 years chasing perfectionSpending his days working with traditional techniques and timber as Old Father Thames flows by only feet away, boatbuilder Mark Edwards’s career is steeped in history, Hollywood and royalty, discovers Ben Lerwill.
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The shire horses still ploughing the fields of London deep into the 21st centuryPhotographer Natasha Durlacher's passion project shines a light on the wonderful shire horses who still have a place in modern London.
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A pheasant at Charing Cross Hospital and a woodcock at St Pancras: London's rarest birds revealedThe latest London Bird Report has some interesting findings.
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John Lewis-Stempel: 'Rewilding is a poor, pathetic box of tools for fixing the state of nature'Turning the countryside into an eco-Disneyland ignores plenty of problems — most notably, where is our food going to come from?
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The M25 and A3 junction's 'wildlife bridge' shows the way forward for Man and NatureWe must ensure that the UK’s first ever heathland green bridge, straddling the A3 and a lifeline for diminishing wildlife, isn’t the last of its kind to open, says John Lewis-Stempel.
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Golden times for golden eagles as Britain's most majestic bird of prey hits 300-year highConservation efforts to help golden eagles are paying off, reports Annunciata Elwes.
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Let the moon be your guide: How modern biodynamic farmers are using the tricks of the pastBiodynamic farmers aspire to generate their own fertility and plant, spray and harvest crops according to the lunar calendar. It might sound modern, but the practice is a century old.
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'Living lawmowers': How hungry hairy Hungarian hogs will help save the UK's most endangered butterflyYes, you read that headline correctly. Pigs and cows will help Butterfly Conservation maintain one of the last remaining breeding spots for the High Brown Fritillary butterfly.
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Country Life 1 May 2024Country Life 1 May 2024 looks at local distinctiveness.
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'Somebody in North London wondered if four plump squirrels would be beyond my remit and a chef in Camberwell wants enough venison offal for a pop-up event'It was interesting enough to study Freud, sex, gender and the English language, says Patrick Galbraith, but looking back, he wonders if it was really worth the money.
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Country Life 24 April 2024Country Life 24 April 2024 celebrates all the joys of The Season, from sport and festivals to the perfect picnic tipples.
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Jonathan Self: These are a few of my favourite things (audio version)Forget bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens — Jonathan Self loves the sound of a burning log shifting in the stove and a tractor misfiring on its way up the lane.
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Getting a wiggle on: How 're-wiggling' our rivers can save our countrysideFor more than a century, rivers have been straightened. Now, however, meandering projects are going on across the country to encourage ecology, discourage flooding and store water.
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Rare-breed poultry and pigs on the decline according to latest Rare Breed Survival Trust WatchlistAvian flu combined with higher input prices has had a damaging effect on Britain's native poultry populations, according to the RBST.
