Thatch under threat? Poor harvests, labour shortages and war are causing the industry to struggle
A new report from Historic England suggests that, despite high demand for the work, the profession is struggling.
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A new report from Historic England suggests that, despite high demand for the work, the profession is struggling.
Recent research has discovered that one moor in Yorkshire stores as much carbon as one million cars would release in a year, highlighting why we need to restore them.
Now is the time to buy a house by the water, according to research conducted exclusively for Country Life by Jackson-Stops. Annunciata Elwes finds out why.
Country Life's leader article takes aim at the mess in the water industry.
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.
The new government has pledged to 'turbocharge' the building of new homes and infrastructure. But you might only have a say in 'how, not if' they're built in your neighbourhood. Here's what it could mean for you.
The Uffington White Horse, the oldest chalk figure in Britain, has just undergone a superb restoration.
Our countryside columnist takes a look at the early efforts and impressive ministerial appointments of the new Labour government in Britain.
Specialists hanging from ropes will spend the next three years helping restore the walls of this famous 11th century caste in Dorset.
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.
Want to make a splash? Here’s some of the home improvements that could pay off in the long run. Just don’t mention a swimming pool…
Do your bit to save the butterflies of Britain.
The museum scooped the prestigious Museum of the Year award, the largest in the world, pocketing £120,000 after a three-year renovation.
Reforming planning and embarking on a large-scale house building plan is one of the great challenges for the new government — but a blueprint is already out there for exactly what they need to do, says Country Life columnist Athena.
Britain woke up on Friday to change of government. Plenty of change is expected across the board, but what will Labour's General Election victory mean for the housing market? Annabel Dixon takes a look, speaking to experts from across the world of property.
The latest London Bird Report has some interesting findings.
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.