What’s in this issue?
For a relatively small island, Britain is blessed by an incredible diversity of landscape and history. In recognition of that, we have dozens of precious World Heritage Sites: some are incredibly well-known like Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall, others slightly less so, such as the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in north-east Wales, and the Flow Country in the Highlands of Scotland. In this edition – a UK travel special - we focus on some of these extraordinary sites, particularly those in rural locations. Plus, we look at 25 great rural hideaways to stay in this year and 17 brilliant dog-friendly breaks.
To tie in with the travel theme, chef Miranda Gore Browne looks at foods that are ideal for long journeys, including chicken pies and tasty biscuits, plus she has tips for keeping food fresh and suggests five great foodie things to do with strawberries.
Elsewhere, we have an update on efforts to stop the family farm tax in its tracks, plus gardening, poultry tips, canine focus and much more!
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in this edition…
- Stop the family farm tax - The campaign to stop the damaging family farm tax continues and we provide you with all the latest campaign news.
- Climate farmer - We visit a tree nursery in Cambridgeshire to enjoy the spring blossoms and talk carbon capture through tree planting, buying British, and encouraging pollinators and natural predators.
- Open Farm Sunday – Find out the six great reasons why you should go along to farming’s annual open day on 8 June.
- Unesco sites - From Durham Castle and Cathedral to Kew Gardens, discover 19 fabulous world heritage sites in the UK.
- This enchanted isle - Nicola Stocken discovers a gem of a garden on the wild and beautiful Channel Island of Sark.
- Feathered Focus - Why are bantams so popular? How intelligent are chickens? And the secrets of chicken language. Poultry expert Andy Cawthray runs the rule over your chickeneering queries.
- Chef Miranda Gore Browne focuses on foods that are ideal for long journeys, including chicken pies and tasty biscuits. Plus, she has tips for keeping food fresh and looks at five great foodie things to do with strawberries.
- A rake’s progress – Charlotte Reather finds out about the rare and unusual craft of rake making
- Test your grey matter with our quizzes, crossword, word searches and puzzles!
- Father’s Day gift guide – Not sure what to get your Dad this Father’s Day on 15th June? Fear not, we have a dozen suggestions that he’s sure to love.
- Diary dates - As the days draw out, we’ll be giving our handy guide to all the shows and events to attend in rural Britain this month.
- Three things I can’t live without - With Nigel Owens, former international rugby union referee turned beef farmer.
