Country Life April 15 2015
Country Life April 15 2015 examines the life of Thomas Chippendale and takes action against litter.


This week in Country Life we delight in our native flora, from deciduous woods to windswept hillside; we venture into the Forest of Dean with an expert forager; we explain how Stratfield Saye, the magnificent Hampshire seat of the Duke of Wellington, has enjoyed a renewal; we report on the efforts to reintroduce the hazel dormouse and we learn to cook with rhubarb.
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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