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When ash dieback first arrived in Britain, in 2012, an emergency COBRA meeting was formed. The disease has since spread rampantly across the countryside, but there is still hope.
Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
Rather than perceiving the mid 20th century as a troubled period in the history of the country house, John Martin Robinson ...
A day at the races filled with Royal processions, fantastical picnics and top hats might not sound particularly odd to us, ...
Val Bourne finds the award winning-roses flourishing at Coughton Court in Warwickshire, where the historic garden is now in ...
There’s a watch for every social summer occasion, from the Mediterranean to muddy festivals. Chris Hall selects some of his ...
In the second edition of our limited series, we meet some more of the dogs who've inspired our greatest artists.
What goes around, comes around, says Steven King of a trip through Scotland to celebrate 40 years of the Royal Scotsman, A ...
To the north, with its little Lutyens castle on another whinstone outcrop, is the tidal isle of Holy Island (Lindisfarne), ...
Plum Cottage in Padstow, Cornwall, has been brought to life by Jess Alken and her husband, Ash — and is the latest addition ...
Henry Holland, fashion designer and ceramicist, reveals who he'd like to play him in a film and why he's impressed with model ...
The Wildlife Trusts have installed more than 25 video cameras around the country that live stream activity from barn owl nests to popular puffin sites.