Country Life's 10 most inspiring, beautiful and evocative Instagram posts of 2021

Our most-liked posts of 2021 honour members of the Royal family and those no longer with us, show our unyielding love of tiny mammals and celebrate the glorious gardens and idyllic green pockets of our country's landscape.

This hazel dormouse became (and we wish there was a better phrase for it) an 'internet sensation'.
This hazel dormouse became (and we wish there was a better phrase for it) an 'internet sensation'.
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1. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

2. Sir Captain Tom Moore

3. A tiny harvest mouse having a berry good time

4. Shh...

5. The 20ft Christmas tree in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

6. A snapshot into the life of a young Royal family, taken at Clarence House, 1951

7. The Queen photographed with her beloved Corgis in 1973

8. The Manor, Priors Marston, Warwickshire

9. The gardens at Lossenham, Kent

10. Pettifers, Oxfordshire — a place so beautiful it could bring a tear to the eye


This wonderful picture of Jevington was our number one on Instagram in 2020.
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Country Life's 10 most beautiful Instagram posts of 2020

In May, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall were in bloom and celebrating the arrival of 35 rare-breed lambs, mostly Devon & Cornwall Longwool lambs. Marvin, pictured here, became our 2019 Instagram star.
(Image credit: The Lost Gardens of Heligan)

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

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This year has been a stunning one for Country Life photography and we're lucky to have been able to share