Bayliss Books are selling the biggest collection of Tolkien first editions and personal letters to come up for sale in twenty years. Annunciata Elwes takes a look.
Lottery funding is now being used to benefit Nature with a new 10-year programme. Annunciata Elwes reports.
As the changes to permitted development rights for agricultural buildings — known as Clarkson’s Clause — start to kick in, Annunciata Elwes assesses their impact
The Uffington White Horse, the oldest chalk figure in Britain, has just undergone a superb restoration.
Photographer Natasha Durlacher's passion project shines a light on the wonderful shire horses who still have a place in modern London.
This year's shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year has been released, and the images are truly out of this world.
Do your bit to save the butterflies of Britain.
The painting that secured Titian’s reputation as 'the greatest painter of the Venetian Renaissance' is going up for sale, 30 years after it was recovered in a carrier bag in the most unlikely of spots.
Conservation efforts to help golden eagles are paying off, reports Annunciata Elwes.
The dress, designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, was commissioned by the Queen Mother and was once worn by Kate Moss.
Planted by the legendary horticulturist Graham Stuart Thomas, the 1,000 individual roses at this priory-turned-country house are considered his 'masterpiece' and bloom only once a year.
If you’re only in the office a few days a week, what does a little extra journey time matter? Annunciata Elwes begins a four-part series looking at how our new work patterns have redefined the concept of a commutable home.
Every building has a unique story and they are all in danger of being lost, the heritage society warns, unless we act now to save them.
New research by Historic Houses and Saffery sheds light on the politics and pitfalls of succession and how the attitudes of heirs and estate owners are shifting.
Allen House off Kensington High Street also offers potential buyers the much coveted RBKC residents' parking permit.
Originally in use at the same time the Stonehenge boulders were raised, the mines at Grime's Graves are the oldest manmade underground space in England.
A recently acquired memoir by Jane Austen's brother might reveal more about the famous author, but there's a problem — his handwriting is very difficult to read
'To still be underwater in spring is unheard of. Our whole arable operation is on hold.'
Waterton Park in West Yorkshire was the 'prototype for the modern nature reserve', and has been rewarded by Historic England with protection. Annie Elwes tells the story of the man behind it.
From natural swimming pools to shepherd's huts with six-figure price tags, there are all sorts of things which are getting buyers excited at the moment. Country Life's property editor Annunciata Elwes asks the experts for the latest.
