Nature

The 10 british songbirds at risk of extinction, from the turtle dove to the marsh tit

The latest figures on songbirds make for sobering reading.

16 absolutely stunning images from the 2020 British Photography Awards

Our picture editor Lucy Ford picks out some of the finest from among the 320 shortlisted images entered for the 2020 British Photography Awards.

Beavers back in Sussex for the first time in 400 years

Thanks to the Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Knepp Estate, beavers will once more be seen in the the Adur area.

Cider with Rosie uncovered: A look into the idyllic scenes of Laurie Lee’s classic novel

Derek Turner takes a look at 'Down in the Valley', a slender, but well-conceived volume that revisits the scenes of Laurie Lee's classic of English rural writing.

The six types of owl you’ll find in Britain

Gamekeeper Simon Lester offers his guide to these mesmerising creatures, from the pocket-sized Little Owl to the fearsome Eagle Owl - a bird large enough to carry off a baby deer.

Jason Goodwin: 'A rising wall of grey water threatened to dash me onto the stones like a rag doll'

Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa: An immersive world of luxury and adventure, with conservation at its heart

Jason Goodwin: The £9 million-per-pylon removal programme has begun, and it's already revealed bizarre secrets

Our columnist writes about the unsuspected secrets revealed by a project to rid our prettiest skylines of electricity pylons.

Curious Questions: How did a stork with a spear through its neck solve the mystery of the migration of birds?

For thousands of years, most people were convinced that birds hibernated in the winter — until a staggeringly resilient stork proved otherwise. Martin Fone explains.

Cnicht, Snowdonia: If you only climb one mountain in your life, it should be this one

How the 125-year-old National Trust fulfils 21st-century needs for a beautiful Britain

Caring for places of history and natural beauty is a necessity which spans the ages.

The great garden birdwatch schemes which need your help

This is the time of year when the big birdwatching schemes ask for the public's help to record the numbers of our feathered friends in the gardens of Britain. Annunciata Elwes explains more.

Country Life's quirkiest features of 2019: The dog who summoned the armed police, the bus that jumped Tower Bridge and the likelihood of death by coconut

The best thing about being a magazine with such a wide readership is the truly eclectic mix of articles that we're able to deliver to your doorsteps. Here are our favourites from the past year.

Country Life's best Instagram posts of 2019: Gorgeous interiors, stately homes and the lamb that broke the internet

One of Country Life's crowning jewels is our carefully-curated Instagram feed, displaying the Best of Britain twice a day, every day.

Country Life's top 10 nature stories of 2019, from mesmerising photographs to the bird that can screech as loud as a fighter jet

Nature, in all its beauty and ferocity, was celebrated in these unforgettable articles.

The perennial fascination with snow at Christmas, and how it's all down to Charles Dickens and the Little Ice Age

Snow at Christmas is a rare sight across most of Britain, yet it’s indelibly intertwined in the collective imagination. Felicity Day explains why.

Golden Eagles: The aristocrats of the air — magnificent, haughty and deadly

David Profumo admires the golden eagle, the aristocrat of the air.

90-million-year-old 'swimming dinosaur' skeleton found by dogs out walking in Somerset, and the nonchalant moths who don't bother fleeing enemies

Curious Questions: Which bird's song is loudest?

We tend to think of bird song as endearing and delicate — but there are birds out there who would put the average foghorn to shame. Martin Fone finds out which is the loudest.

Jon Snow on London's treescape: ‘The environment should be the backdrop to everything we do’

The Channel 4 news presenter and tree champion on how he woke up to climate change.