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Britain's best folk festivals, from the weird and wonderful to the downright dangerousBurning 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 familyAardvark Safaris create tailor-made wildlife trips in Africa to thrill all ages.
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Patrick Galbraith: The best sport in life is freePatrick 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 redA new ‘environmental module’ proposed by the farm-assurance scheme Red Tractor has drawn heavy criticism from farmers. James Fisher reports.
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The hopeless mess left behind by HS2 compulsory purchase ordersJames Fisher reports on the fallout from the scrapping of the HS2 high-speed rail link, with many left unhappy about compulsory purchase orders that have turned their lives upside down.
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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 WallThe famous lone tree which stands at Sycamore Gap, along Hadrian's Wall, has been felled, apparently by vandals.
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Hen harrier making sound steps towards salvation as dozens of chicks set to be released into the wildJames 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 mistakeJoe 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 & BallJonathan 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'sTortellini 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 2023Country 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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Henley Festival: 13 things you'll see at the 'posh Glastonbury'Revellers in ball gowns and dinner jackets, turning up on board £200,000 boats to dance and party while knocking back magnums of vintage champagne? It can only be the extraordinary Henley Festival, the high-end musical extravaganza that's a sort of Glastonbury-on-Thames for the (very) well heeled. We sent Emma Earnshaw along to see what it was like.
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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 2023Country Life 21 June 2023 looks at butterflies, the 'medieval' cloisters on Manhattan, and the man who bought Stonehenge.
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Thorington Theatre: How a WW2 bomb crater in Suffolk became one of Britain's most beautiful theatresAmid 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.
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Opinion: Continuing feuds instead of seeking compromise is irresponsible. As we argue, British wildlife collapsesDialogue, tolerance and trust are crucial to Nature restoration, so events that encourage an honest exchange of views among different camps, such as May's Why Moorlands Matter summit, mark the way forward.
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Half a million trees planted in honour — and in memory — of The QueenHuge swathes of Britain will be carpeted with trees for generations to come thanks to the huge success of the Platinum Woods project. James Fisher reports.
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Jonathan Self: What I learned from the last garden hermit in BritainOur columnist's rare time to himself causes him to reflect on his encounter with a man who had nothing but himself for company for years on end.
