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TOWN VS COUNTRY
Growing up on a farm then working in the city has given Anna Jones a rare insight into the gulf of understanding between urban and rural Britain. But where does this divide originate and can it be healed?
BUFFALO COUNTRY
In the soft green pastures of the Somerset Levels, you may be surprised to see an exotic creature quietly grazing. What are water buffalo doing here? Steph Wetherell investigates
DISCOVER WILD ISLANDS
Amanda Thomson escapes to the spectacular Hebridean isles of Eigg and Uist, where seabirds soar above silver shores
GREAT RAILWAY ADVENTURES
Climb aboard a train this summer and journey through some of Britain's most majestic countryside, from Scotland's Highland coast to the quiet hills and vales of the Cotswolds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Diving for silver
The sight of hunting gannets plunging into the sea at speed is one of the greatest natural spectacles in Britain. Shetland wildlife photographer Richard Shucksmith admires the dramatic lifestyle of our largest seabird
DISCOVER ISLE OF WONDERS
With spectacular chalk cliffs, sandy bays and a natural harbour fringed by precious heathlands, Dorset's Purbeck peninsula is lavishly gifted with natural beauty
Keeping traditions afloat
In her Dorset workshop, boatbuilder and teller of stories Gail McGarva makes traditional wooden vessels, the old-fashioned way
Leading light
Many a boat was dashed to pieces on Bell Rock in the North Sea, until a beacon was built to guide sailors to safe waters. The world's oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouse remains the finest achievement of visionary engineer Robert Stevenson, born 250 years ago this month
Sara Maitland
A day on the beach offers freedom, beauty and childlike fun, whatever your age
Saving our seagrass forests
What if a habitat could capture carbon faster than a rainforest? Neutralise an acidifying ocean? Stop plastic in its tracks? Provide homes for thousands of species? As Countryfile's Plant Britain campaign focuses on conservation on our coasts this year, Sophie Pavelle explores the wonders and opportunities that our dwindling seagrass forests can offer us
THE HEBRIDEAN COAST THAT STOLE MY HEART
"Breathtaking scenery, unspoilt beauty and wide-open skies"
Phantoms of the forest
A powerful, secretive hunter haunts our forests - the goshawk. Film-maker James Aldred has spent hundreds of hours discovering the hidden life of this master of stealth
Should the royals rewild their land?
Green campaigners are urging the Royal Family to help Britain restore nature and tackle climate change by rewilding its vast estates - but some locals are sceptical. Richard Baynes finds out why
Insect Eden
With 134 miles of paths through drifts of wildflowers abuzz with bees and butterflies, the John Muir Pollinator Way is both a beautiful walking route and a way to help revive Britain's insect population, reports Sheila Sim
Sara Maitland
A new GCSE in natural history will empower the future caretakers of our planet
DISCOVER ROYAL THAMES
From its spring in the Cotswolds, a wild river winds past dreaming spires and palaces to the city and the sea. Ben Lerwill marks Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by exploring the rich, regal heritage of a great river
Life, loss and hope
With many of the UK's plant and animal species threatened with extinction because of human actions, it's easy to feel downhearted. In his new book, Peter Marren explores our complex role as both predator and protector of the natural world – and reveals that none of us are powerless
AN OAK FOR THE AGES
Since prehistoric times, a giant tree had slumbered in the Fenland soil, until, in 2012, a farmer stumbled across it. Now, skilled craftsmen have transformed the oak into a 'Table for the Nation', as a jubilee tribute to the Queen, writes Rosanna Morris
A view from the farm Adam Henson
WHY COUNTY SHOWS ARE A DELIGHT OF SUMMER
A taste of June
STRAWBERRY, LEMON CURD, MASCARPONE & PEPPER SANDWICHES
A life in colour
Floral meadows surround the old house at Benton End in Suffolk. Once, though, this was one of England's most beautiful country gardens, created by plantsman and artist Sir Cedric Morris, whose life was as colourful as his plants. Now there are plans to renew the house and grounds as a vibrant centre for art and gardening, writes Twigs Way
Golden wonders
They are so common we take them for granted. Many gardeners wage war on them. But these wildflowers are marvels of natural design, vigorously well adapted to life in all its forms. Phil Gates celebrates the dandelion