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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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Jason Goodwin: 'I slung my boots around my neck and squeezed the mud between my toes. Touching the earth with my feet — puddles, grass, leafmould — was curiously liberating'Our Spectator columnist sheds his shoes and earths himself.
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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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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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'Seagull Boy' aged nine from Derby copies seagull, wins European ChampionshipHaving once been nipped by a seagull while eating a tuna sandwich, Cooper Wallace gained the power to perfectly mimic a seagull. He travelled to De Panne in Belgium to put his skills to the test.
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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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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.
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The house in Wales where there are so many bees honey comes out of the wallsAt Plas yn Rhiw, urgent roof repairs are being carried out by the National Trust. The only problem? The 50,000 bees that live there.
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'Where birds and a wild Englishman roamed': The world's first nature reserve granted listed statusWaterton Park in West Yorkshire was the 'prototype for the modern nature reserve', and has been rewarded by Historic England with protection. Annie Elwes tells the story of the man behind it.
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John Lewis-Stempel: Never look after other people's animalsOur countryside columnist does a friend a favour, and ends up having to free a half-ton heifer from a muddy trench.
