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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Rural-life ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest rural-life content from the Country Life team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'To stick it to one side and let it rot is such a waste of a valuable resource': The buildings most at risk, according to the Victorian Society ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Top Ten Endangered Buildings list is endorsed by the charity’s president Griff Rhys Jones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GhEMSKL7HKyrYudmEcq6h8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[St Michael’s Cemetery Chapel in Sheffield is one of the buildings on the list.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[St Michael’s Cemetery Chapel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The battle for our countryside rages on  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arguments about the despoliation of the British countryside in the name of economic survival are not new, nor are they going away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xKexWbxNphzQ9RCZ3cFxRa-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From coast to coast: Why seaside foraging is in our blood ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our shingle, cliffs and beaches offer a veritable natural larder packed with succulent stems, umami-rich seaweed and aromatic herbs, says Mark Williams ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fienKxCGt7oeLdNpeNxLXR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Far from a weed: rocks off Porthcurno, Cornwall, offer a rich harvest of seaweed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man spear fishing off Porthcurno, Cornwall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The chalky figures festooning our landscape might be a mystery, but they delight us nonetheless ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/the-chalky-figures-festooning-our-landscape-are-still-something-of-a-mystery</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The abstract white steed of Uffington and the excitable giant of Cerne Abbas may be Britain’s most famous chalk icons, but our landscape is filled with plenty more ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vicky Liddell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCP3RZYUQC4cB4qsci8KiZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Uffington White Horse, Oxfordshire, is the nation&#039;s oldest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Uffington White Horse, an ancient chalk hill figure in the English countryside.]]></media:text>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:10 +0000</updated>
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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[ 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[ Country Life January 28, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life January 28, 2026 looks ahead to spring and meets a legend of rose growing —plus barn owls, Bond and bathrooms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:04:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:26:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MF52R6M8vQKAaCSJWredEi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cover of Country Life January 28, 2026, featuring a cottage in the Wiltshire village of Lockeridge.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life January 28, 2026 ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The tawny owl makes a compelling case as Britain's best loved bird of prey ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/the-tawny-owl-makes-a-compelling-case-as-britains-best-loved-bird-of-prey</link>
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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[ What is everyone talking about this year: The countryside news that will definitely dominate the headlines in 2026, according to Country Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Kate Green takes a stab at guessing what countryside news will make the headlines in 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:02:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kate Green ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g3G4oFboBJ2wBpPKypswCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The lynx effect: It's about time to reintroduce this shy predator ]]></title>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Two turtle doves: Why the endearing bird is an animal for all seasons, not just Christmas ]]></title>
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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[ 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>
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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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                            <![CDATA[ Do you know the difference between a bobbit worm and a mantis shrimp? You will soon. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How good of a bird watcher are you? Country Life Quiz of the Day, November 19, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your general knowledge in today's Country Life quiz. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AFcwWtnUsWtjfsenNDCkSY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby, it’s cold outside (even if you have a natural fur coat): How our animals brave the winter chill ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When the temperature drops, how do Britain’s birds, beasts and plants keep the cold at bay? John Lewis-Stempel reveals Nature’s own thermals. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tsJJcP59Gf9hjADAdLbj9-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your general knowledge in today's Country Life quiz. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K6iCCRYsSthBqGBkBAyap7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dangerous beasts (and where to find them): Britain's animals that are best left alone ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zGjs4QrQn52ShFLUWNFTnB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Horseflies do not restrict themselves to biting equids and, although they rarely cause human death directly, they do spread diseases such as rabbit fever. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Horsefly]]></media:text>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/country-life/picture-round-guess-the-animal-in-todays-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-november-3-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In today's quiz we're asking you to guess the names of these lesser-known animals. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YCymB24rNfYWTV322sGV4a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the Caribbean with love: The other James Bond who wrote the definitive guide to tropical birds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Caribbean plays host to a brilliant spectrum of colourful avians, says John Lewis-Stempel, as he revels in a birdwatcher’s paradise. Illustrations by Annabelle King. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GauEibRbHEaSeqZtxdynKX-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Put your mind to the test. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7wXFAyLFa9FNqG97fGGwLS-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Ferrets are a perfect pet —just don't let them loose in the British Museum, Octavia Pollock writes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Octavia Pollock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jMbXbnSpewachyGohVhMhc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's a foxy one: The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 21, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The quiz of the day is back and better than ever. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUwvVNvkb2Wg5zzSVVG9HH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How many species of fox are there in the UK? Find out in today&#039;s quiz?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[London fox ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is a Japanese llama called? The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 20, 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Featuring more questions you didn't know you needed the answer to. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/63PK5sxS8pBWH9JF7WnJaZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ But where? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VaiJyonQ3gXr5gmfmzUABJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[They are out on the prowl. But where? WHERE?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pine marten]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess on farming, life, and having tea with her sheep ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/amanda-owen-the-yorkshire-shepherdess-on-farming-life-and-having-tea-with-her-sheep</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Life can be beautiful for farmers, and often is —but it can also be hard and bleak. James Robinson joined the Country Life Podcast to talk about the extraordinary ups and downs of the job he loves, and how Nature helps out when things get tough. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XdtStfJCh7xUaTByGna2Bb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amanda Owen, aka the Yorkshire Shepherdess.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Agromenes: Evolution, not revolution, is what we need for a green and sustainable future ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/comment-opinion/agromenes-evolution-not-revolution-is-what-we-need-for-a-green-and-sustainable-future</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The short-term pain of a green transition will be worth it in the long run. What we need is some bold vision to get there. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agromenes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqiVAyPTwPpPUwGSo5gy8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Highlands, islands, bridges and walls: A geography tour of the UK with the Country Life Quiz of the Day ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/country-life/highlands-islands-bridges-and-walls-a-geography-tour-of-the-uk-with-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-clone</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do you know your rivers? Do you know your walls? Do you know where puffins like to hang out? You will soon... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iB7BcJEnbkqDQkS2cVzcPL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[I do like to be beside the seaside, especially the seaside by this group of islands...]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Puffins sitting on some coastal rocks, looking all puffin-y]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Top Trumps: British wildlife edition': How do our native animals measure up against one another ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/discover-how-elusive-speedy-and-delicious-our-native-animals-are-in-top-trumps-british-wildlife-edition</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith rates ten of the UK's most interesting native animals on their elusiveness, speed and deliciousness, and reveals everything else you need to know about them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7GC9TFKmguwAcUzwMTXJTH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What, we hear you cry, is a baby hedgehog called? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 25, 2025 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/country-life/what-we-hear-you-cry-is-a-baby-hedgehog-called-find-out-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-september-25-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spoiler alert: the answer is unbearably cute. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZAHytYnqyqvt79CYwkVisn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How would you address this little chap?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A really cute-looking baby hedgehog.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many hearts does an octopus have? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 22, 2025   ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/country-life/how-many-hearts-does-an-octopus-have-its-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-september-22-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ And who is Greek god of music? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwabaGvdaeGrunAoNiUufR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight, don't blame it on the good times, blame it on the bats ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/dont-blame-it-on-the-sunshine-dont-blame-it-on-the-moonlight-dont-blame-it-on-the-good-times-blame-it-on-the-bats</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bats and newts are an easy target, but can they actually be blamed for not building enough houses? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:57:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SWjvPar5z9aX6vgbSvtyMf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/white-tailed-eagles-from-the-greatest-wildlife-crime-imaginable-to-natures-most-wonderful-comeback-story</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dave Sexton and Alice Boyd join the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:45:41 +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/DhLTpQhcHemSXAA8dKzzXn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A white-tailed eagle — also known as a sea eagle — above the seas near the Isle of Mull.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[GettyImages-2218782346 White-tailed eagle — also known as a sea eagle — above the seas near the Isle of Mull ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What everyone is talking about this week: The great porpoise panic ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/what-everyone-is-talking-about-this-week-the-great-porpoise-panic</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:57 +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/Z5JSWn6rrfJDSU3tVAqemi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/if-theres-no-fish-theres-no-fishing-with-robin-philpott</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CEO of Farlows joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:30:49 +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/SuGH5hzWNFsQkMehPXu7Gf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scenes of beauty like this mask the fact that almost all of the UK&#039;s rivers are in a terrible state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fishing on Loch Glow ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A new gilded age: Sir David Attenborough christens a rare golden eaglet  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/a-new-gilded-age-sir-david-attenborough-christens-a-rare-golden-eaglet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first golden eagle to fledge from the nest of a translocated bird has been rewarded with a name selected by Sir David Attenborough. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g4Y4zMxDfPECfZK47DMhoB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the acrobatic buzzard survived persecution to become one of Britain's best avian hunters  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It may appear lethargic, but no one could argue with the hunting prowess of the common buzzard when it transforms into a surging missile intent on an unsuspecting victim. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GuQXuwsk5Mm3AETqur7TYS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A common buzzard with its wings spread above a meadow and backlit by the sun]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A common buzzard with its wings spread above a meadow and backlit by the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Killer whales: The perilously rare and super-smart predator we risk loosing from British waters forever  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They’ve recently made headlines for interfering with boats, but intelligent, family-focused and remarkably long-lived orcas–better known as killer whales–contain multitudes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Helen Scales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EYcqLYAXnWsBdWJcRJznWU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Though she be but little, she is fierce’: Everything you didn't know about sparrowhawks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aoWcMhyRfBGHtfQo6u6kSB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sparrowhawks hunt in dense woodland — and right in our city centres, using houses as lookouts or as a means to blindside their prey. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Small bird of prey with brown flecked feathers standing in a grassy field]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ode to Britain's wildflowers, from the London bloom which grew in the craters of the Blitz, to the weather-predicting scarlet pimpernel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Decorating the land with their brilliant and varied hues, our native flora which operate as clocks, calendars and Nature’s medicine cabinet are blooming brilliant, says John Lewis-Stempel. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zd6S8fPqSnmZHHKCtbhYqS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildflowers act as our natural calendar, each corresponding to a different season.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A wildflower meadow with bee hives]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is there enough beauty and hope left in the natural world to counter the current state of global despair?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Trees are dying, our food is covered in chemicals and we are stuck in a deteriorating international security situation. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Gibbs ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n4q6TdikHCa7NzuXVi85vg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The pine marten is a predatory force to be reckoned with ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pine marten may have a taste for jam sandwiches, but its razor-sharp claws and appetite for eggs and grey squirrels makes it a predatory force to be reckoned with. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iFkfr8cWpUym8XDYFYeVXk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Roger Morgan-Grenville: We need to reset our children's connection to nature — and it starts at school ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our schools can — and must — lead the way in teaching the next generation the incalculable value of the natural world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roger Morgan-Grenville ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WcQEK69gm6dHeWDwi6Y7y8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The white-tailed eagle is crafty, controversial and has wings the size of a barn door ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A penchant for spring lamb saw the raptor species ruthlessly exterminated, but the beguiling white-tailed eagle —also known as the sea eagle — is now back on our shores. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v9DvLLHduyXMfK9daVaSZg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;There is nothing to compare with this remarkable creature.&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[White-tailed eagle aka sea eagle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What everyone is talking about this week: How Wimbledon is repurposing its 55,000 used tennis balls  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:58 +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/xch7rsMzADGJjbL7WdR4sE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson: Chicken Licken isn’t just a children’s story about a chicken who believes the sky is falling, it tells us everything we need to know about keeping hens happy  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Too many people think chickens only need shelter when it's hot, but the truth is much more complex. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arthur Parkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TzdLXKfuhzd8bqM4sQuG2b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don't judge a plant by its smell: Why 'the little stinkers of the natural world' are just doing their job ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reminiscent of love and with an unmistakable odour of death, the little stinkers of the natural world might incite repulsion, but they are only doing their job, pleads Ian Morton ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ian Morton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h2EDT4LgrJUa9XwRNUz785-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Although it may look beautiful, stinking iris is known to release an odour that many liken to the smell of cooking meat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stinking iris — a purple/blue flower with a yellow centre.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Peregrine falcons went to the edge of extinction in the 1960s — today, there are more of them than at any time since the Middle Ages ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the latest instalment of Mark Cocker's 'Winging it' column, he looks at the peregrine, a bird of prey with astonishing speed and super strength. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Cocker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qoKPYNC62zpCbAGnC5qE9T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hope from the ashes: This new generation of ash trees is more resistant to dieback  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When ash dieback first arrived in Britain, in 2012, an emergency COBRA meeting was formed. The disease has since spread rampantly across the countryside, but there is still hope. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annunciata Elwes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NRQSZejoUgxNPWDvPKMohN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the Country Life archive: The 19th century answer to Swingball ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EYmg5DJbuREwrrQZpGaZff-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When it came to women&#039;s clothes, appearance and style were seen as more important than comfort and manoeuvrability well into the 20th century.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Edwardian advert for Swingball]]></media:text>
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