Country Life 14 June 2023
Country Life 14 June 2023 is our annual sustainability special, looking at wind farms, West Country surfing, and introducing our first ever Little Green Book of eco-friendly companies.


Here's a taste of what's inside:
Powered by the wind
John Goodall is blown away by a visit to the UK’s largest onshore wind farm at Whitelee in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Changing tides
North Devon is riding a fresh wave of optimism after being awarded World Surfing Reserve status, as Ben Lerwill discovers
Country Life’s Little Green Book
Rosie Paterson and Giles Kime seek out companies ‘striving to make the world a better place without compromising on style’
Romancing the garden
An end to spraying was the start of something special at Serge Hill in Hertfordshire, finds Non Morris
Peter Brathwaite’s favourite painting
The opera singer and author selects a work on the theme of social equality and justice
Madresfield revisited
Fiona Reynolds is intrigued by the atmospheric Worcestershire home that inspired Evelyn Waugh
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Native breeds
Kate Green on the English goat, the perfect smallholder’s breed
Farming for the future
Nine guardians of the land set out their plan of action on food security and land management
What’s in a word?
Do you know your hydroponics from your herbal ley? Read Sarah Langford’s farming glossary
The land of raw milk and honey
Tom Parker Bowles savours a pint of pure dairy delight and meets the farmers who swear by it
Interiors
‘Buy once, buy well’ for a green home, learns Arabella Youens
How to be a human squirrel
John Wright shares his tips on the art of pickling and preserving
Fool me once
The gooseberry can be a thing of beauty, says Tom Parker Bowles
Go ahead, jump!
Jack Watkins leaps for joy at the renaissance of the true cricket
The master of the shadow
John McEwen shines a light on the genius of Norman Stevens
The big one
There’s always extra spice when England take on Australia. James Fisher looks ahead to the Ashes
The good stuff
Lavender luxuries
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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From California to Cornwall: How surfing became a cornerstone of Cornish culture
A new exhibition at Cornwall's National Maritime Museum celebrates a century of surf culture and reveals how the country became a global leader in surf innovation and conservation.
By Emma Lavelle Published
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18 magnificent homes for sale from £550k to £20 million, as seen in Country Life
From a charming thatched cottage to a 300-acre estate with its own vineyard, here's our pick of places to come to the market via Country Life of late.
By Toby Keel Published