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In with the new
Country Life UK

In with the new

There's no doubt about it-new-build homes are increasingly popular. From convenience and preference for local materials to environmental benefits, Annunciata Elwes finds out why

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July 27, 2022
'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it....
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'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it....

With Bananarama's hit ringing in his ears, our piscatorial correspondent David Profumo recalls a late-April foray after trout down South

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4 mins  |
July 27, 2022
Tiny cogs in a giant machine
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Tiny cogs in a giant machine

If we woke up one day and there were no bees left, people would pay attention. Yet the steady eradication of our life-giving insects is no less horrifying, points out George McGavin

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4 mins  |
July 27, 2022
Instant gratification
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Instant gratification

Tiffany Daneff visits a recently built property in the Home Counties, which proves that, with forethought, a new garden needn't look new

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5 mins  |
July 27, 2022
A close call
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A close call

With the curlew-that wader with a haunting call-now almost extinct in the South of England, Simon Lester meets the Duke of Norfolk, who is hoping to pull them back from the brink on his West Sussex estate

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6 mins  |
July 27, 2022
Young, gifted and thriving
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Young, gifted and thriving

Escaping to the country is a long-cherished retirement dream for many. But, as Fergus Butler-Gallie discovers, an increasing number of young people are making the move and bringing valuable skills with them

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7 mins  |
July 27, 2022
Getting to the pointer
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Getting to the pointer

They are arrestingly handsome, built for efficiency and have an unmatched prey drive, yet German shorthaired pointers are a rare sight in the field, laments Arabella Byrne

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5 mins  |
July 27, 2022
A town-house transformation
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A town-house transformation

The shell of an 1860s coach house has been internally reconfigured to dazzling effect with the help of the finest contemporary craftsmanship.

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7 mins  |
July 27, 2022
Flower power
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Flower power

As the Battle of Flowers celebrates its 120th anniversary this summer, Martha MacDonald traces the event's quirky past

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3 mins  |
July 20, 2022
Our Queen, the Duke
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Our Queen, the Duke

From a brace of mallards to a placid cow, Matthew Dennison examines the unusual connections between Jersey and the Royal Family

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4 mins  |
July 20, 2022
Where trains once crossed
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Where trains once crossed

Antonia Windsor takes in the views along Jersey's Railway Walk

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July 20, 2022
Over the hills and far away
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Over the hills and far away

It has taken decades of patience and dedication to create a garden from what had been a working farm in unspoilt Marcher country, reveals George Plumptre

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July 20, 2022
And the rest is history
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And the rest is history

The Surrey Hills is very much Lutyens and Jekyll territory, notably at their first-ever collaboration at the garden designer's home, Munstead Wood, and nearby Munstead Place

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July 20, 2022
Founding fathers
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Founding fathers

In COUNTRY LIFE's 125th year, Editor-in-Chief Mark Hedges pays a visit to Lindisfarne, the castle owned and restored by the magazine's founder as his Northumberland retreat

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July 20, 2022
Living with the Romans
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Living with the Romans

The Romans may have long departed, but the remains of their presence are still evident on several country estates. Bronwen Riley meets the proud custodians of these remarkable and sometimes haunting sites

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6 mins  |
July 20, 2022
Sapphires in the cereal
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Sapphires in the cereal

John Ruskin declared that 'blue is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight'. Thankfully, our wild cornflowers have come back from the brink to be that source, reports Ian Morton

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July 20, 2022
Scent to try us
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Scent to try us

Lithe, opportunistic and with a predilection for poultry, these elusive, often pocketsized predators have long raised a stink for farmers and gamekeepers, but not all of them deserve such an otterly bad rap, believes John Lewis-Stempel

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July 20, 2022
ENGLISH HOMES OLD & NEW
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ENGLISH HOMES OLD & NEW

Each month of this 125th-anniversary year, COUNTRY LIFE describes a period in the development of the English great house. In the seventh of this 12-part series, John Goodall looks at the mid-Georgian world

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July 20, 2022
The king's invention
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The king's invention

Many monarchs of the Enlightenment showed an active interest in architecture. Inspired by a new facsimile of royal drawings from Sweden, Clive Aslet looks at the designs of Gustavus III

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7 mins  |
June 15, 2022
What lies beneath
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What lies beneath

The UK's seagrass meadows are an important wildlife habitat and fundamental to combating climate change, but they're disappearing at a rapid rate. Jack Watkins finds out more about the ongoing fight to save them

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5 mins  |
June 29, 2022
Thinking big, thinking Wagnerian
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Thinking big, thinking Wagnerian

With the summer country-house-opera season in full swing, delightful Longborough Festival Opera in the Cotswolds is distinguished for the ambition of its programming. Henrietta Bredin reports

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4 mins  |
June 29, 2022
Urban streams
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Urban streams

The need for clean water in 19th-century Britain led to a new and magnificent genre of street furniture. Kathryn Ferry examines the drinking fountain

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7 mins  |
June 29, 2022
Oh , Mr Porter
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Oh , Mr Porter

WHAT I like about film work is that it is constructive. You're building up a character all the time,' Will W Hay once explained.

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June 15, 2022
How to be more dog
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How to be more dog

The sports commentator and labrador owner on a startling rise to fame

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5 mins  |
June 15, 2022
Small by name, but not by nature
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Small by name, but not by nature

Five smallholders tell Julie Harding about their journey towards self-sufficiency

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7 mins  |
June 29, 2022
Rocks of ages: how Hadrian's legacy lives on
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Rocks of ages: how Hadrian's legacy lives on

What once kept out hordes of bloodthirsty warriors is, nearly 2,000 years later, barely proof against the most timid of sheep. But if Hadrian's Wall is now low on stature, it remains high on atmosphere, finds Harry Pearson

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7 mins  |
June 15, 2022
In the book club
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In the book club

The Roxburghe Club is the oldest existing society of bibliophiles in the world and one of the most exclusive. Bronwen Riley finds out what it takes to be one of its mere 40-strong membership

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June 15, 2022
How terribly English
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How terribly English

New playwright Steven Moffat may be the natural successor to Alan Ayckbourn and Anupama Chandrasekhar's work sheds light on Gandhi's assassin

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4 mins  |
June 15, 2022
How green is their valley
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How green is their valley

The garden of Low Crag, Cumbria The home of Mr and Mrs Chris Dodd A thoughtful approach to gardening has brought about a great increase in the population of birds and animal life in this two-acre plot, discovers George Plumptre

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5 mins  |
June 29, 2022
Hedgerow Trees
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Hedgerow Trees

BRITISH photography in the middle of the 19th century was headed by gentleman amateurs, inspired by the patenting in 1841 of William Fox Talbot’s calotype processing method to seek suitable subjects for picture-taking.

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June 29, 2022