The butterflies on the cover? Clockwise from the top, they are: peacock, marsh fritillary, speckled wood, chalkhill blue, painted lady, swallowtail, marbled white, green-veined white (summer brood), purple emperor, orange tip, green-veined white (spring brood), small pearl-bordered fritillary.
Find out more about this week's magazine:
BUTTERFLIES: Robin Page sets off with net and notebook, plus a ruler with Imperial markings, in pursuit of all 59 butterflies found in Britain, from small copper to large blue
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Edie Campbell chooses a powerful modern scene full of feeling
EDWARD THOMAS: Nick Denton follows the paths of country poet Edward Thomas
DOCK LEAVES: Do dock leaves really cure nettle stings? Ian Morton finds out
POO PICKING: Poo-picking reveals a wealth of wildlife for John Lewis-Stempel
FISHING: David Profumo casts for memories on sunny English chalkstreams
NEW BUILDS: Clive Aslet examines why new housing developments are often so poor and suggests how they could be improved
HOUSE DESIGN: Classic or cutting edge? Eleanor Doughty debates house designs
LUXURY: Boats, pianos and Anne Robinson
GARDENS: Tiffany Daneff is enchanted by the ever-exciting gardens of Colebrooke House, Gloucestershire
RECIPE: Melanie Johnson on courgettes
And much more
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17 outstanding homes for sale across Britain, from under £250k to £6.5 million, as seen in Country LifeSomething for every budget in this week's round up of homes across the country that have come to market via Country Life.
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'We started thinking: if we were going to design a bike for Aston Martin, what would it look like? And then we simply couldn’t stop': Aston's new bike has everything you could ever dream of — except a price tagThe new Aston Martin .1R bicycle, a collaboration with manufacturer J.Laverack, leaves Paul Henderson stirred rather than shaken.
