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Naughty sheep, clever cows and a lifetime of farming: Rosamund Young on the Country Life Podcast
Listen to best-selling author Rosamund Young on the latest edition of the Country Life Podcast.
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'Rain and cold wind might be uncomfortable, but they make you feel alive'
'There's no such thing as bad weather' isn't a questionable adage — it's a profound statement of optimism.
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Country Life 22 November 2023
Country Life 22 November 2023 goes wild camping on Exmoor, the plight of the setter and looks at the chaos that surrounds rural development rules.
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Britain's best folk festivals, from the weird and wonderful to the downright dangerous
Burning barrels, hare-pie scrambles, bottle kicking and horn dances: no one does eccentric quite like the English. Harry Pearson explores our weird, wonderful and sometimes distinctly dangerous folk festivals.
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The safaris that deliver wild encounters for the whole family
Aardvark Safaris create tailor-made wildlife trips in Africa to thrill all ages.
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Patrick Galbraith: The best sport in life is free
Patrick Galbraith's trip to the Isle of Lewis shows him a new perspective on how to land a bird for your festive roast.
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Four of Britain's biggest Nature charities join the fight against 'Greenwashing'
Four of the nation’s largest conservation charities have joined forces to encourage responsible private investment in Nature recovery and to combat ‘corporate greenwashing’. James Fisher reports.
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Green Farm Commitment makes farmers see red
A new ‘environmental module’ proposed by the farm-assurance scheme Red Tractor has drawn heavy criticism from farmers. James Fisher reports.
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'Owning a boat is like standing in a cold shower, ripping up tenners — but it's everything I dreamed it would be'
Joe Gibbs ignored the warnings and bought himself a boat. One year one, are the joys greater than the regrets?
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One of Britain's most famous trees has been cut down as vandals target Sycamore Gap at Hadrian's Wall
The famous lone tree which stands at Sycamore Gap, along Hadrian's Wall, has been felled, apparently by vandals.
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The Wilder Marches project to restore, recover and create new wildlife habitats in England and Wales
James Fisher takes a look at an ambitious new project which will look to boost nature across a quarter of a million acres of Britain.
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Hen harrier making sound steps towards salvation as dozens of chicks set to be released into the wild
James Fisher reports on a project helping save the hen harrier.
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Joe Gibbs: How we found out the hard way that taking Jack Russells to a golden retriever festival is a BIG mistake
Joe Gibbs visits Retrieverfest, one of Britain's finest golden retriever festivals — and rues not taking a golden retriever.
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Jonathan Self: The rat who came to lunch in a fetching shade of Farrow & Ball
Jonathan Self tells the story of a rather friendly rodent who seems happy to ride his luck.
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John Lewis-Stempel: 'Rewilding is half backwards-looking fantasy, half dystopian vision'
Those who make the case for rewilding ought to be careful — MUCH more careful — what they wish for, says award-winning nature writer John Lewis-Stempel.
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The runaway tortoise lured back home after two months, thanks to a glass of Pimm's
Tortellini the tortoise had his owners worried sick for months — but a glass of one of the nation's favourite summery tipples helped reunite him with his loved ones. James Fisher reports.
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Country Life 12 July 2023
Country Life 12 July 2023 looks at the birds everyone should see once in their life, plus tartan, trout and Alan Titchmarsh.
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Hazel dormice being introduced into a slice of Britain's ancient woodland: 'We hope this is the first of many'
Efforts to save Britain's hazel dormice are working — and now they're being reintroduced to the wild in Derbyshire.
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Country Life 21 June 2023
Country Life 21 June 2023 looks at butterflies, the 'medieval' cloisters on Manhattan, and the man who bought Stonehenge.
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The best open air theatres in Britain
Amid the sweet chestnuts, walnuts and cobnuts of a Suffolk farm, a natural amphitheatre has been transformed into a glorious sylvan venue for touring companies to tread Nature’s boards. Jo Cairdv pays a visit to the mesmerising Thorington Theatre, and picks out three more of the finest outdoor performance venues in Britain.
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Thorington Theatre: How a WW2 bomb crater in Suffolk became one of Britain's most beautiful theatres
Amid the sweet chestnuts, walnuts and cobnuts of a Suffolk farm, a natural amphitheatre has been transformed into a glorious sylvan venue for touring companies to tread Nature’s boards, finds Jo Caird.
