This week in Country Life we outline what you can expect in the first episode of the BBC Documentary upcoming this Friday, Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life. We have a picture essay of some of the shoots the camera crew came along to, and an interview with dairy farmer Maurice Durbin, who features in the first episode of the series.
COUNTRY LIFE: We visit Windsor Great Park: It’s renowned the world over, but is still full of surprises. Rupert Uloth meets the people behind this national treasure.
GARDENS: Tim Longville explores the results of 100 years of thoughtful enhancement on the garden of Heale House in Wiltshire
STYLE: Flora Watkins celebrates the British sartorial obsession with red trousers
FOOD AND DRINK: Why Britain has the best biscuits
SCHOOLS: What type of parents are you?; Tony Little’s tips and the best primary-school choices
PROPERTY: The art of instant landscaping
If you missed this issue in the shops, you can buy it online here, or alternatively download the digital issue onto your tablet.
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Six beautiful homes around the world, from Portofino to Provence to Palm BeachAn exquisite villa tucked into a hillside? A A breathtaking apartment created to make you feel like you're flying through the endless blue skies?
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The 'greatest battle for 300 years': England's great estates face up to a green futureThe climate crisis will affect us all. All over Britain, major landowners are stepping up to tackle a warming world and biodiversity loss.
