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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the curlew's call inspired some of Britain's best writers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For centuries, this enigmatic wader has brought both gloom and joy to many of the nation's literary minds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jack Watkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x39qntP6Lx3TmPvNKxhnVg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Curlew (Numenius arquata). Adult walking in shallow water with wings opened.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Curlew (Numenius arquata). Adult walking in shallow water with wings opened.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Divine tears, fairy footsteps or the sweat of heavens: The delight of dew ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/divine-tears-fairy-footsteps-or-the-sweat-of-heavens-the-delight-of-dew</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The transient beauty of early-morning moisture has bewitched poets, playwrights and scientists alike, finds Deborah Nicholls-Lee. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MNdJBJ9aFHGGoe2Rjeozgm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[- Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female, resting on stem at dawn covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[- Yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female, resting on stem at dawn covered in dew, Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ With a fighting spirit and human help, the red squirrel is fighting back ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/kapow-the-red-squirrel-has-a-fighting-spirit-and-is-cautiously-staging-a-comeback-in-the-uk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The red squirrel’s plight is well known, but, recently, there have been some encouraging signs of a revival. Vicky Liddell listens out for rustling overhead. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vicky Liddell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqfmdRw8Y2qiqevJbMvn9C-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Terry Donnelly]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flying high? There are signs the fortunes of the endearing red squirrel are on the up.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Red squirrel jumping through the air]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  'This event epitomised our vision for me: snow leopards and people living in harmony' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Earth Day, the World Wide Fund for Nature asks its experts to remind us what it's worth fighting for. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:39:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BrB6HrgJd3rKKe2onzYfaY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A wild snow leopard triggers a DSLR camera trap high up in mountains of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Snow leopard in a mountain setting.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rooting for you: The many merits of the valerian ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A versatile herb valued as a tonic for the nervous system, valerian’s soporific effects were once considered a great asset to public decorum, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:12:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DMRR2r5TE39oYPGbeNAby4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The plant’s scent is particularly appreciated by felines, who may roll in its vivid green foliage and chew on the root, much as they would with catmint.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Valerian flower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A window on the wild: The best of British wildlife photography ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates the wonder of the natural world. Whether it’s a patchwork leaf-cutter bee hard at work or the springtime spectacle of boxing hares, here’s our pick of the best shots ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Martel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KuPwCLxAnAB4sPYCMoEcuV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s boxing day for the brown hares of Bintree in Norfolk, captured in Sarah Darnell&#039;s &#039;The Fur Flew&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two hares boxing ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stop being led astray by red herrings —here is what the fish is really like ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/stop-being-led-astray-by-red-herrings-here-is-what-the-species-of-fish-is-really-like</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chris Dwyer takes a deep dive into the rich and intriguing lore of the flatulent fish that gave us Yarmouth Bloaters and kippers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Dwyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MNKaq8o3348NqGsAKQqgpF-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Somewhere in the region of one trillion herring swim in our waters.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Herrings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bringing home the bison: The lords looking after the UK's largest land mammal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The imposing yet sensitive bison isn't a common sight on our shores, but a cohort of enthusiasts has taken up its cause. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eleanor Doughty ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YhyiW3QYjDyWK4odngk9z3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: How to get rid of the foxes on your roof? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A skulk of foxes has occupied the roof of Google's building in King's Cross for close to a year. The tech behemoth wants them gone: but where will they go? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:24:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUwvVNvkb2Wg5zzSVVG9HH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alamy]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Burford Brown eggs have become a household name, but what of the hens who lay them? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson salutes the preferred breed of royalty, aristocracy and celebrity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C8mqHLbniQBzeostx9JJeW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Philip Lee-Woolf]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘It looks like a miniature hamster. It’s just absolutely exquisite’: How the lucky ladybird took the worlds of French patisserie, jewellery and interior design by storm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life isn't the only brand obsessed with the teeny-tiny ladybird, says Susanne Madsen, who investigates why we all find them so appealing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:27:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Susanne Madsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8TLuPob73ZELfDFsZ9bCe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Where have all the rabbits gone?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There used to be dozens in every field, emerging at springtime and dancing around us in a pastoral conga line. Where are they now? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqvihiGY3ue46rq8TprTMe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I’m in awe of him. He’s very special. I’m just in the shadows of what Attlee does': A brief guide to the working cats of Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From seafaring heroes of the Royal Navy to the solemn halls of Westminster, cats have a long and distinguished tradition of assisting in the workplace. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:45:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/74TPdTXqWYuMuvLdfpU9SF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Attlee, the Maine Coon belonging to The Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, is not bothered by such nonsense as party politics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Attlee, Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat in the Crimson Drawing Room in the Speakers House at the Houses of Parliament in London]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why national parks are our national pride ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the Peak District, which was the first national park in the UK to be designated, celebrates its 75th anniversary, Country Life celebrates our national parks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vM5pGuFaggVe9otKsugZVf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view over Keswick town and Derwentwater to Cat Bells and Newlands in the Lake District. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view over Keswick town and Derwentwater to Cat Bells and Newlands in the Lake District. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Waddle I do without you? The joys of sharing your home with gaggles of geese  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Keeping a gaggle of geese promises to bring oodles of charm and character to the yard, says Mary Skipwith, as she takes a gander at why these stately birds become the heart and soul of family life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Skipwith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJkzhqEKfAgvdEuf29oTCW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gaggle of Embden geese returning to their barn at dusk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gaggle of Embden geese returning to their barn at dusk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The ache for English orchards and hedgerows is rooted in a landscape that generations of poets have studied as scripture': Jacqui Ritchie, poet and wife of Guy, on the magic of spring  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With this week’s equinox marking spring’s long-awaited calendar arrival here in Britain, Jacqui Ritchie investigates the spell it has always cast over the nation’s poets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqui Ritchie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oD7egnKnFdDFoFV8QULEch-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's not all birdsong and blossom: The gardener’s spring-time battles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This month saw the launch of Hortistry, a horticulture scheme championed by some of the finest gardeners in the country —and the timing could not be better. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jeL6ynfdBnXB6dhnH8vFka-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A ring-necked parakeet munches on the flowers of a cherry blossom tree in St James&#039;s Park, London.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Parakeet in blossom tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A world with a toad hiding in your garage is richer than one without ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The common toad has always enjoyed a special place in our national imagination, but its numbers have been declining alarmingly in recent decades. What can be done? Sarah Langford investigate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Langford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SH5aaZQ4SeGw87cCqwPEkh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is it, therefore, that makes a good walking stick? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As it turns out, quite a lot. Gabriel Stone investigates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gabriel Stone ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kJQqbTKQK5SNnsifPCML9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ian Smith polishes a unique shepherd&#039;s crook he created while experimenting with recycled plastics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[World Champion Stickmaker Ian Smith from Knaresborough, polishes a uniquely made Shepherd’s Crook he created whilst experimenting with recycled plastics, challenging conventional thinking on the use of natural materials within the highly skilled countryside craft. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flying high: The birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese —these are only a few of the success stories, writes Mark Cocker. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kpd2YdVFACVxMfatQs985U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The proliferation of garden feeders is aiding the great spotted woodpecker, driving numbers up 378% to 130,000 pairs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great spotted woodpecker]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Power struggles: The countryside should not be viewed as an empty canvas on which to achieve everyone’s aims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rural Britain is being squeezed from all sides. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x4quwnEAnm5GFwvaETLShh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nature’s symbiotic relationships are as multifarious as they are marvellous ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel considers how working in partnership is a key pillar of success in the animal kingdom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xThpEgMNgUREVTtUcNy9PG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The winter Olympians of the natural world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meet the penguins that like to luge and their animals friends that could give any Olympic athlete a run for their money. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgfZqTTfkdXaDHnVNBxmyQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Feathers: Nature’s most exquisite miracle was fashioned for flight, fortitude and fantasy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Avian plumage doesn’t simply enable flight–this miracle of Nature provides birds with protection, shape and colour and remains a highly desirable fashion accoutrement for us, too. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Harris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rrC855kkFfmkqqSaeapjBX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Close-up of a swan burying its head in its feathers]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of a swan burying its head in its feathers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Britain's most widespread bird is also the most elusive — spotting it is one of ornithology’s great joys ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The long-eared owl breeds from Kent to northern Scotland, but is highly nocturnal. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQPHkXuJnKBfMrodyR6hEk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The nocturnal long-eared owl sports large &#039;ear tufts&#039; on its head.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Long-eared owl]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: How to make the most of wetter winters ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With constant storms throughout January and February, 2026 has confirmed climate science's view that British winters are becoming rainier. The least we can do is embrace this ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DNpBMncNWjCqNeMEwpn2oZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rain is as much a part of our identity as the clothes we have designed to withstand it, from the Mackintosh jacket to the Wellington boot  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Frog wrapped in lead to protect it from the rain in Indonesia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Love is all around us, just ask the natural world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ahead of Valentine's Day, the World Wildlife Fund wants us to celebrate the wild hearts that surround us. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rCJhQWxui8t5pXLLPKKaxd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The short-eared owl is a breed apart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fluid in flight and perplexingly wide-ranging, the short-eared owl is a singular figure in the family — and a figure of particular terror to the vole ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yZEHLuFSGdRpLk3mN9dsU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Who is your Wildlife Photographer of the Year? Cast your vote now ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a flock of flamingos to a couple of play-fighting bear cubs, there truly are some stunning photographs in the shortlist for this year's People's Choice award. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MsGy6D9f7HqNipp9zAvraa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'To my unspeakable disgust and pain, the little inconsiderate beast squirted his acid down my throat': The army of animals weaponising chemistry in the fight for survival ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clouds of noxious gas, stink bombs and purple smokescreens may sound like schoolboy pranks, but the animal world is just as capable of executing arresting chemical warfare. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwbmnGSHs73FSafx6GVA7C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world’s heaviest flying bird flaps on to pastures new but remains endangered, says expert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You might think it a great time for the great bustards, who have been found breeding in a new location, but there is a wider problem facing the UK’s ‘big bird’, an expert says. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AzGYz2mFmVunGA4bBZ7UCb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It turns out that coconut charcoal is the best substance on Earth for nullifying astronauts breaking wind': The secret uses of plants  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From ice cream to underwear and explosives, plants are remarkably integral to much of the manmade world, a new book shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Pearson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P4iAdZPmrPikfZKnPbaU3P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Indonesia is the largest producer of coconuts in the world. Here farmers in Teluk Payo Village, South Sumatra are peeling the skin of a coconut. The coconut is produced into charcoal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Coconuts]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snowdrop shows signal spring’s arrival ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The annual Shepton Snowdrop Festival will return for its 10th year this February, in celebration of the joyful flower. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yBCFtoZPZjCCxEMPsS3SjD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RHS to run two new touring shows at Badminton and at the royal estate at Sandringham ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The King will collaborate with a designer on the RHS Royal Legacy Garden at the  Sandringham flower show. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kTChfe5GE2A3V3EDsX9ond-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adders, Exmoor ponies and the future of the human race: Tom Hilder on the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tom Hilder, winner of the 'Rising Star' category at the Schoffel Countryside Awards, joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:42:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y66LEbuf4T6e8FjCZ6Hjq7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tom Hilder started working in conservation before he&#039;d even left college.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The tawny owl makes a compelling case as Britain's best loved bird of prey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether for its textbook appearance, regional ubiquity or haunting and mellifluous call, it’s no wonder we love this winged hunter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dahu3RHc5oPLibREuerpbm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We're not looking to make two dodos. We're looking to make thousands': Bringing the world's most famous bird back to life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Emma Hughes separates fact from fiction in the tale of the dodo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NXvjvjqoYhshBqxegS6EDg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The evergreen appeal of winter tree planting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ No decision matters more in a garden than where to plant a tree, and winter is the season in which to do so, argues this week's Leader. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PgAkVghv3WKYgvkjPo6WAK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Small but mighty: How can you not love the little owl? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/small-but-mighty-how-can-you-not-love-the-little-owl</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What the little owl lacks in stature, it makes up for in fierce character and mythical cachet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:09:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QKLLjDACcx6TEBEx4GGtuY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endangered bumblebees, sifting spoonbills and trespassing tortoises: Britain's railway network is a wildlife haven ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/endangered-bumblebees-sifting-spoonbills-and-trespassing-tortoises-britains-railway-network-is-a-wildlife-haven</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The nation's flora and fauna have found peace in the thousands of miles of tracks that cross the country. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vicky Liddell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eGasrpHVQSMbEYKSCZ6F2B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hamnet won the top film award at the 2026 Golden Globes — but where in the British countryside was it filmed? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/gavin-plumley-shakespeares-country-isnt-stratford-upon-avon-its-the-quiet-and-beautiful-herefordshire-countryside-where-hamnet-was-filmed</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Herefordshire is the very picture of what England is in the collective mind’s eye. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gavin Plumley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aUb2yKAoD763hrMps2JjHD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal, and his wife, Agnes, played by Jessie Buckley, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece &#039;Hamlet&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hamnet film stills]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The lynx effect: It's about time to reintroduce this shy predator ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/the-lynx-effect-its-about-time-to-reintroduce-this-shy-predator</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beavers and red kites may be flourishing in Britain, but the reintroduction of apex predators here is a trickier issue. Could there be practical and philosophical benefits and would a trial release of lynx be a worthwhile experiment? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roger Morgan-Grenville ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/the-missing-lynx-in-the-food-chain-uyszYnDjk4YHzqDvqD7xhh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rarely seen and wide ranging, lynx could benefit our ecosystem as apex predators]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[img_78-1.jpg]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two turtle doves: Why the endearing bird is an animal for all seasons, not just Christmas ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/two-turtle-doves-why-this-endearing-bird-is-a-joy-all-year-round-not-just-at-christmas</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beautiful, soft-voiced turtle dove is a symbol of courtship and love and must be saved, urges Mark Cocker. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:45:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ymdqGvaShaHbzeBtADPEL9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the 1970s there were an estimated 125,000 pairs of turtle doves in Britain, now there are much fewer.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Turtle dove]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From woodland to Westminster: Can the felling of ancient oak trees be an act of cultural service? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/when-is-it-ok-to-fell-a-centuries-old-oak-tree</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Timber from the Whiligh estate in the Sussex Weald was used to build the vast hammerbeam roof of Westminster Hall — and its custodian still fells trees for very special commissions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katharine Freeland ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MEmZF7nj2JaqfuwqAPbUpH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is December the best month for bird watching? Exploring the underrated avian delights of a British winter ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/is-december-the-best-month-for-bird-watching-exploring-the-underrated-avian-delights-of-a-british-winter</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As starlings, woodcock and all manner of birds on the wing make their way south, Britain becomes something of a bird-watching heaven. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oo5q6Gw8tck6VorDQACt28-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I was Jeremy Hunt’s main political adviser and helped put together multiple Autumn Statements and Budgets. This is what I think Rachel Reeves’s Budget means for the countryside ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Adam Smith, former chief of staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reflects on what last week's Budget means for the countryside and how we ensure the rural voice is heard loudly inside Budget preparations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:57:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xzzot9MndXJJBhLEs9TV37-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Budget: What do we need to fix a broken countryside, and what will we get? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-budget-what-do-we-need-to-fix-a-broken-countryside-and-what-will-we-get</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ With the Autumn Budget looming, countryside and heritage organisations reveal what they are hoping to hear to fix the turmoil — and what they are dreading ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6gnYhwsN6wMU98Ke9RsDKC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aristotle believed they emerged spontaneously from mud, Sigmund Freud dissected thousands of them and they can dive lower than a nuclear submarine — but what is the truth about the eel?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/aristotle-believed-they-emerged-spontaneously-from-mud-sigmund-freud-dissected-thousands-of-them-and-they-can-dive-lower-than-a-nuclear-submarine-but-what-is-the-truth-about-the-eel</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It would seem the European eel has a long way to go to win hearts, Laura Parker says of the slippery animal with an unfortunate image problem. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Parker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7TLQnKFnhBQQV44sUZCrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I’m going to be the first in more than 100 years to sell anything off': How the upcoming budget uncertainty is impacting young farmers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Changes to inheritance tax, property relief and Defra budgets will likely change Britian's rural landscape. We ask the next generation of farmers what they think their future will look like. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Wheatley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8e9rrrHqzV5Ep7Qb9MTkTV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flying backwards, pink milk, and holding your breath. A Country Life quiz of animal facts  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do you know the difference between a bobbit worm and a mantis shrimp? You will soon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sdJdwa2aq3RW5rWxKpvPpU-1280-80.jpg">
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