Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.

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Town & Country

Talking a good game • Dialogue, tolerance and trust are crucial to Nature restoration, so events that encourage an honest exchange of views among different camps, such as last month’s Why Moorlands Matter summit, mark the way forward

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

Unleashing opportunity

Heritage protection and the environment

The way we were

My favourite painting Peter Brathwaite • Young Woman with Peonies by Frédéric Bazille

Madresfield revisited • A walk around the home that captured Evelyn Waugh’s imagination is intriguing and atmospheric

Powered by the wind • Whitelee Windfarm, East Renfrewshire Operated by ScottishPower Renewables Turbines are becoming a familiar feature of the landscape. John Goodall looks at their operation, form and future through the example of the largest onshore wind farm in the UK

Changing tides • North Devon recently became the UK’s first official World Surfing Reserve and its upgraded status is shining a much-needed light on how much more the sport has to offer beyond riding waves, says Ben Lerwill

English goat

Farming for the future • Food security and land management are two of the most pressing issues facing the UK today, but the way forward isn’t simple. Here, nine guardians of the land outline what they think the next step should be

What’s in a word? • The trend towards sustainable farming has led to a boom in new words and phrases, some straightforward and others less so. Sarah Langford decodes the ones you need to know

The land of raw milk and honey • Raw milk has been vilified in the press and by food agencies and competitor industries for decades, but its superior taste and health benefits demand we take a second look, argues Tom Parker Bowles

COUNTRY LIFE’S Little Green Book • In our inaugural Little Green Book, COUNTRY LIFE presents a list of brands that are ‘striving to make the world a better place without compromising on style’

Better than new • Sustainability relies on creating furniture and appliances that can be fixed- and the skills to do so, says Arabella Youens

Heart and soul • This year’s WOW!house brings interior design to life, finds Giles Kime

To the manor reborn • A charming Tudor house in Dorset comes to the market for the first time in almost three centuries

The heat is on • Lucy Denton investigates how heat pumps can help our heritage buildings in the move to a more sustainable future

Romancing the garden • Serge Hill, Bedmond, Hertfordshire The home of Kate Stuart-SmithStopping spraying and allowing plants to self-seed was the first step in the gradual and brilliant reinvention of the walled garden at Serge Hill, says Non Morris

Ramblers retreat

How to be a human squirrel • Pickling and preserving is a great way to extend the shelf life of seasonal produce, says John Wright, who shares some of his top tips and ideas

Fool me once • A fat green blob wearing a three-day growth of stubble, sexy it is not, yet the gooseberry adds a welcome sharpness to jellies, jams and a simple fool, says Tom...