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How now, brown cows?

Organic and compostably packaged ‘cow-to-cup’ milk, sold direct from a family farm in south Devon, is changing the way we buy our daily pint, finds Julie Harding

Following the setting sun

They say the West Country is the best country and, looking at these homes, it’s hard to argue

Aiming high

The ambitious restoration of a Tudor long barn in Suffolk demonstrates the possibilities of artistry, craft and collaboration, finds Giles Kime

A horticultural masterwork

Ingenious, inventive and inspired: Non Morris visits the garden of Conock Old Manor, Wiltshire, made by the distinguished picture expert Derek Johns

Farming For Our Futures

Over the past year, we have documented the Sandringham estate’s move to a fully organic enterprise. Here, The Prince of Wales tells Paula Lester why farming naturally and sustainably is so vital for the soil, wildlife and our own health

A Marriage Made In Heaven

Lush grounds are the perfect foil for these four properties

Making A Lifelong Commitment To Nature

Sandringham follows in the footsteps of myriad sustainable estates across the country. Jack Watkins goes behind the scenes at some of the most successful

A rum do

Seaweed from the Galloway coast is the secret ingredient in a new tipple

Back to Nature's basics

Jo Rodgers talks to small business owners in her adopted home county of East Sussex and beyond, about how the land around them has inspired their work

An old master restored

Some gardens are like paintings, says George Plumptre of Lossenham Manor in Kent. It takes a sensitive renovation to peel back the layers of history and so reveal their original treasures

A cordial way to spend the day

The elderflower harvest in the Vale of Belvoir sees the community come together to meet growing demand for this delicious taste of summer

Gold is the new green

One of the most sought-after metals in the world is at an all-time high, but there’s a murkier side to all that mining. Sarah Royce-Greensill investigates and profiles the designers helping consumers to become more accountable for their purchases

Variations on perfection

The ideal form of the Villa Capra,‘La Rotonda’, in Italy has fascinated British patrons and architects since the 18th century. William Aslet considers how they have experimented and developed its ideas

Murky waters

The musician and fisherman on what’s wrong with rivers and the laws that protect them

Waiting for the real magic

The ability to watch theatre online has been a saving grace of lockdown, but nothing beats the moment when the lights go down and the curtain goes up

Keep your eyes on the toad

Despite their semi-webbed feet, warty skin and bulging eyes, toads are more endearing than Shakespeare’s witches would have us believe, says Simon Lester

Interiors: The designer's room

Jessica Alken worked with Neptune to create this kitchen in a new Cornish house

Twice as nice

It appears as if it had been planned from the start, but, as Michael Heseltine recounts, the making of the double borders at his home at Thenford in Northamptonshire was far more random

Flights of fantasy

On the centenary of Michael Ayrton’s birth, Laura Gascoigne explores the artist’s fascination with myth, mirrors and mazes

Touches of beauty

Wilton House, Wiltshire The seat of the Earl of Pembroke In the early 18th century, Wilton underwent improvement at the hands of the 9th Earl of Pembroke, an enthusiastic amateur architect. For a new book on this great house, John Martin Robinson assesses his remarkable legacy

The hills are alive

Remote working has a whole other meaning for those passionate individuals still farming crofts in the Highlands, discovers Joe Gibbs

History in the making

A fine country estate hits the market for the first time in 350 years, while a hall is rebuilt from the ground up

Meandering paths of green

Mermaid, palmetto, celadon, viridian and mintleaf: Steven Lovatt gets lost on a pleasurable wander through Nature, language and many shades of green

Arboreal ambitions

Caroline Donald visits the ancestral home of Clan Donald, Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye, where the gardens are once again in safe hands and the historic trees will be given a boost with the planting of a new arboretum of endangered conifers

Ready, Set, Dive

Outdoor swimming is the lockdown trend that is here to stay. Rosie Paterson takes a closer look at some of her favourite London ponds and pools

The Flower With The Heart Of A Lion

Whether carpeting verges in a blaze of golden yellow or inviting us to puff its globular seed heads into the breeze, the humble dandelion is indomitablen and ubiquitous, says Vicky Liddell

Sail away with me

Our remaining windmills are unashamedly romantic slices of old England. Last spring, those still working went into overdrive to meet local demand for flour, reports Eleanor Doughty

Ode to our wastelands

Losing small patches of scrubby land to new houses might not seem significant, but these little Edens are vital for Nature, contends Mary Colwell

The taste of a mermaid's kiss

Once viewed as a lowly substitute, salt-loving marsh samphire is back in favour in our gardens and on our plates, says Julia Platt Leonard

With fens like these..

Cambridgeshire and Norfolk have a rich history not only in agriculture and ecology, but homes, too