Country Life 1 July 2020
Country Life 1 July 2020 is out Cotswolds special issue, full of fascinating articles about this beautiful area, plus 81 pages of property.

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COTSWOLDS: The houses, villages and people that define the English idyll, by Clive Aslet.
FLAX: There's a resurgence of flax and the linen it makes.
CLOUDS: Richard Webber on the man who named cumulonimbus.
TOMATO PLANTS: Why bumblebees need tomatoes and vice versa.
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PROPERTY: Cotswolds properties, plus London Life.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: David Anderson of the National Museum Wales.
MALVERN HEIGHTS: The AONB's history of inspiration.
GARDENS: An Oxfordshire marvel.
THE THAMES: Fiona Reynolds walks its tranquil upper reaches.
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature.
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expect
The four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?
When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?