Flights of fancy
The myriad patterns and colours of Britain’s butterflies glitter in Andrew Fusek Peters’s photographs. He talks to Ben Lerwill.
The man who bought Stonehenge
In 1915, Sir Cecil Chubb paid £6,600 for the famous stone circle, reveals Bernard Bale.
From field to dinner-party fork
Feeding friends with food grown in your own garden is a delight, finds Natasha Goodfellow.
Why treasure is a universal word
London’s new Treasure House Fair deserves to be a triumph, believes Huon Mallalieu.
Skye Gyngell’s favourite painting
The culinary director chooses a graphic work full of energy.
Ode to June
Jamie Blackett swelters on the farm, where greenfinches fly and the meadow shimmers.
Medieval beauty
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, resides a rare assemblage of church buildings, reveals Jeremy Musson.
Native breeds
Kate Green falls for the teddy-bear Greyface Dartmoor sheep.
Life, the universe and everything
Does cave art hold the answer, asks Robin Hanbury-Tenison.
Let it go to your head
Ever-smart and ever-enduring, the Panama is the only hat for summer, says Harry Pearson.
Legend of his time
As the 24 Hours of Le Mans race turns 100, Simon de Burton talks to its greatest star, Jacky Ickx.
The good stuff
Time for tennis, says Hetty Lintell.
Interiors
Summer inspiration and the importance of provenance.
Keeping the faith
Through turbulent centuries, the gardens of Stonor Park, Oxfordshire, remained tranquil. James Alexander-Sinclair visits.
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson dabbles with dill.
A colourful life through a lens
Lucinda Gosling on the distinctive work of Madame Yevonde.
Oh, what a circus
Michael Billington admires political drama and Big Top tricks.
And much more besides.
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The Country Life guide to Somerset: What to do, where to stay and how to eatSomerset is rich in natural beauty and history, but it is its wealth of small-scale food and drink producers, farmers and makers that really set it apart from the competition. Find out how to make the most of it all with our indispensable guide.
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How to make a gloomy city garden into a haven of colour and natureTiffany Daneff discovers how to transform a typically dark London back garden into a light-filled green haven that is always in use. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
