BBC Countryfile Magazine - August 2022

In this issue

DISCOVER THE COLERIDGE WAY
Join Ben Lerwill as he celebrates 250 years since the birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by exploring the trail named in the poet’s honour, a beautiful route through the hills of West Somerset.

BOTANY BY BIKE
Leif Bersweden toured the countryside on two wheels, seeking out wild plants to better understand the dangers they face.

THE COLERIDGE WAY

It's 250 years since the birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the great poet and lover of nature and landscape. Ben Lerwill celebrates by exploring a spectacular hiking route named in the poet's honour, through the lovely hills of West Somerset

6 mins

Pirate queens

Swashbuckling outlaws Anne Bonny and Mary Read are finally taking their rightful place in pirate history. Immortalised in sculpture, they are now looking for a shorebound home, says Rosanna Morris

5 mins

Regeneration game

Under pressure to make ends meet, many farmers drive their land hard, which can take its toll on the health of the soil. But on their Lakeland hill farm, Sam and Claire Beaumont use less intensive, wildlife-friendly methods to raise livestock - and their earnings, writes Karen Lloyd

4 mins

MONEY-SAVING TIPS FOR COUNTRYSIDE EXPLORERS

As the cost of living rises, travel writers Julie Brominicks and Dixe Wills offer their top tips on how to enjoy outdoor holidays without breaking the bank

3 mins

MOVING MOUNTAINS

Unfit and suffering from depression, Sabrina Pace-Humphreys found lasting joy in running in the countryside. Now a champion of ultramarathons, she helps other black runners to enjoy Britain's wild places

4 mins

Wildflowers on wheels

Cycling botanist Leif Bersweden toured Britain's best sites searching for wild plants, hoping to understand them, the dangers they now face, and why so many of us have become disconnected from the beauty at our feet

5 mins

Walk in CONQUEROR COUNTRY

Almost 1,000 years ago, on these now sleepy fields, war raged. Sam Pyrah explores the idyllic 1066 Country Walk, through countryside once plundered by invading Norman troops

5 mins

Explore the Isle of Man

Nestled in the Irish Sea, this enchanting Unesco Biosphere Reserve is a place where people and nature entwine to create stories to last a lifetime

3 mins

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BBC Countryfile Magazine Description:

Countryfile Magazine inspires you to explore forgotten corners of the great British countryside and provides knowledge of the people and wildlife that inhabit it. We want to tempt you into trying new things, seek out new places and make the most of Britain’s beautiful landscapes.