Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.

Miss Agnes Ophelia Dowding • Agnes is an interior-design assistant at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, where she specialises in antiques. She is the daughter of Fergus and Louise Dowding of Martock, Somerset.

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Town & Country

Town & Country Notebook

Letters to the Editor

The death of democracy

Athena • Cultural Crusader

Frederick Wells • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Edward Seago

The best of both worlds • A conservation project where food and Nature are equal aims is inspiring

Just right: Walpole’s balance • In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the creation of a new country house by Horace Walpole, a figure in the front rank of political and diplomatic life in the 18th centu66ry

‘A better use of Sundays’ • Attending a brass-band concert in a pleasure garden was the Victorian equivalent of seeing Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park, says Russell Higham, as he charts the rise and fall of the British bandstand

The legacy

The COUNTRY LIFE green manifesto • There are many practical ways in which we–individuals, groups and Government–can make a difference to our planet, both locally and nationally. As the General Election looms, we present 10 areas where improvement is badly needed

What lies beneath • Soil contains more than half of all earth’s animals and is integral to our survival, so it’s time we stopped treating it like dirt, says Sarah Langford

Bridges to survival • We must ensure that the UK’s first ever heathland green bridge, straddling the A3 and a lifeline for diminishing wildlife, isn’t the last of its kind to open, says John Lewis-Stempel

Over the moon • Biodynamic farmers aspire to generate their own fertility and plant, spray and harvest crops according to the lunar calendar. It might sound modern, but the practice is two centuries old, finds Jane Wheatley

A woolly good story • Wool was a driving force in the English medieval economy, but, today, it’s worth next to nothing to farmers. Harry Pearson discovers what went wrong

COUNTRY LIFE’S Little Green Book • Madeleine Silver presents her pick of the people, places and products, from garlic chutney to laundry capsules, that are making waves with their green credentials

Neptune’s larder • Do you know your thongweed from your Irish moss? Helen Scales reveals how to forage for some of the UK’s most widely found seaweeds and what to do with them

Something fishy going on • Perfectly quirky for summer, fish-inspired accessories will always be in vogue, says Hetty Lintell

Eco-conscious cookery • Kitchens and appliances designed with the environment in mind

Walking the walk • Why properly sustainable interiors set an example to us all

It’s grand in Norfolk • Coast, countryside and everything in between–East Anglia’s biggest county has a great deal to offer country-house buyers

Good and green • Eco-friendly properties to keep you feeling virtuous

Hard landscaping • Despite their exposed position, the gardens of Dunvegan Castle, home of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, have nurtured an important historic collection of species from around the world and are...