This week in Country Life we stalk red deer in Argyllshire and learn how to cook and eat venison at its succulent best, we round up this year's most inspired Christmas gifts, we admire the 18th-century French interiors of the Savile Club and we talk to the prominent producers of British cheese.
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The life that thrives among the dead: How wildlife finds a home in the graveyards and churchyards of BritainHome to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards offer a sacred haven for flora and fauna, says Laura Parker.
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‘What a shame when a dinosaur disappears into the mansion of an oligarch rather than being displayed for all to enjoy’: The ethics of the dinosaur auctionFancy a stegosaurus in your living room? You can buy one at auction. But the latest luxury good is a paleontologist's worst nightmare.
