Country Life 22 April 2020
Country Life 22 April 2020 celebrates the arrival of spring, looks at London in lockdown, and carries a very special message from HRH The Prince of Wales.


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HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES ON LOCKDOWN: Prince Charles pens a special message to 'make this precious world a truly better place'.
SPRING: The award-winning John Lewis-Stempel waxes lyrical about leaping lambs, flowering bluebells and the song of the chiffchaff.
LONDON LOCKDOWN: John Goodall on the utterly different appearance of the buildings of the city.
FOREST OF BOWLAND: Giles Kime extols the glories of his wild place.
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MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: A Delaroche chosen by the National Gallery's head of press.
EGGS: Their mysteries unscrambled.
INSTAGRAM, POULTRY AND 'BALLSY WOMEN': Garden designer Arthur Parkinson covers ground that you probably wouldn't expect.
BARRELS OF FUN: How to turn an old barrel into a miniature garden.
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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Six rural properties with space, charm and endless views, as seen in Country Life
We take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
By Toby Keel
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Exploring the countryside is essential for our wellbeing, but Right to Roam is going backwards
Campaigners in England often point to Scotland as an example of how brilliantly Right to Roam works, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, says Patrick Galbraith.
By Patrick Galbraith