Country Life March 2 2016
This week we take you behind the scenes filming for this Friday's BBC Documentary series, and discover the people who make Windsor Great Park so great


This week in Country Life we outline what you can expect in the first episode of the BBC Documentary upcoming this Friday, Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life. We have a picture essay of some of the shoots the camera crew came along to, and an interview with dairy farmer Maurice Durbin, who features in the first episode of the series.
COUNTRY LIFE: We visit Windsor Great Park: It’s renowned the world over, but is still full of surprises. Rupert Uloth meets the people behind this national treasure.
GARDENS: Tim Longville explores the results of 100 years of thoughtful enhancement on the garden of Heale House in Wiltshire
STYLE: Flora Watkins celebrates the British sartorial obsession with red trousers
FOOD AND DRINK: Why Britain has the best biscuits
SCHOOLS: What type of parents are you?; Tony Little’s tips and the best primary-school choices
PROPERTY: The art of instant landscaping
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
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