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Country Life 2 October 2024
Country Life 2 October 2024 looks at estuary life, has a brush with history and looks back at Ian Fleming's classic children's tale, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
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The Dawn Chorus: We're waking up today to a Britain free of coal-powered electricity for the first time in 142 years
Britain's last remaining coal-fired power station has been turned off for good, we reflect on one of Britain's most beautiful lakes, and take a look at a job with an 1980s-style pension.
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One year after being cut down, Sycamore Gap tree lives on with new legacy
Saplings from the iconic tree will be planted across the country and a new exhibition in Northumberland will ask the public to make promises to nature.
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The beauty of bespoke: A journey with Julia Lloyd George
Going bespoke with Julia Lloyd George means getting not just a piece of jewellery, but a lifelong treasure.
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Legacy of loos seeks new custodian
Ever wanted to own more than 1,200 antique loos, washbasins, baths, taps and bathroomalia? Well, now is your chance, as the Thomas Crapper Museum is up for sale.
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Country Life 25 September 2024
Country Life 25 September 2024 straddles both sides of the pond, with the best architecture, property and gardens the US has to offer, as well as why the British hedge is best, the beauty of our canals and the masked women who ruled our roads.
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The Legacy: Harry Brearley and stainless steel
For those born sans silver spoon, the unexpected career path of the unassuming Harry Brearley saved them from unhygienic rusty forks, plastic knives and the unbearable thought of doing away with cutlery altogether.
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Hancocks: Sparkle of genius
Historic jewellery firm Hancocks, now in its new St James’s home, specialises in old-cut diamonds pieces that gleam and turn heads even in low light.
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Charity issues stark warning to the Government: Restore nature now or risk losing our butterflies
Results from the most recent Big Butterfly Count show an ecosystem in serious decline, according to nature charity Butterfly Conservation.
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Country Life 18 September 2024
Country Life 18 September 2024 looks at the best-kept secrets in the Cotswolds, the exotic animals who've made Britain their home and the man who made steel stainless.
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The great Blue Plaque mystery in London
Dozens of blue plaques have gone missing down the years, and English Heritage is determined to try and find them.
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The 250-year-long story of the Royal Humane Society is an incredible record of some of the bravest people ever to set foot in Britain
A teenager on his gap year who saved a boy and his father from being savaged by a crocodile is one of a host of heroic acts celebrated in a book to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Humane Society, says its author Rupert Uloth.
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Country Life 11 September 2024
Country Life 11 September 2024 visits George Harrison's garden, picks the perfect pelargonium and enjoys the songs of the thrush.
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'There is no acceptable level of peat for use in horticulture' say campaigners amid call for total ban on peat sales
Peat bogs sequester huge amounts of carbon — yet peat is still being cut and sold across Britain. It's time for that to stop for good, say campaigners.
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National Racehorse Week, a unique chance to go behind the scenes of the Sport of Kings
National Racehorse Week returns for the fourth consecutive year next month, in a bid ‘to show the public what life as a racehorse is really like’.
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The Legacy: Sir Henry Tate and art for all
After making his fortune in the sugar business, Sir Henry felt he deserved to give something back to the nation. And so, the Tate gallery was born.
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Vote for your tree of the year and help save our 'Living Legends'
This year's theme is 'Magnificent Oaks', and the competition aims to spread awareness that trees have little legal protection, according to organisers the Woodland Trust.
