When he bought a tired 17th-century cottage, Giles Kime set out to discover if it’s possible to make an old house as ...

Small-flowered asters will flourish in humus-rich soils that do not dry out in the summer. They will not survive in soils ...

James Bond and Auric Goldfinger transfixed cinema goers in Goldfinger, in which a gold-obsessed super-villain plans to detonate a nuclear device in Fort Knox. The reason for doing so is in order to ...

It’s pure histrionics, but when we listen to that call to arms on St Crispin’s Day we cannot but stand a little taller. St ...

Plus a Paddington Bear hamper, an ancient tree and a house with a terrifying price tag — it's Friday's Dawn Chorus.

'We talk about life's big questions with people who probably thought they were just coming in to discuss the redecoration of their house': Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham on the Country Life Podcast ...

How to deal with a dog that's stronger than you are — especially when it runs off when it gets excited Ben Randall tackles an issue for an owner of a dog that's almost as big as she is. 'My dog goes ...

At TreeDwellers, creator Tim Rees has attempted to create a luxury experience in the woodland canopy in which you can switch off and reset. His elegant idea has been executed with aplomb. Swapping ...

One person, however, who might not agree is Steven Smith from Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, who woke up on the weekend to ...

Tis the season to roast sweet chestnuts. It’s one of Britain’s best-loved tree species and it’s naturalised in some areas, but the sweet chestnut tree — Castanea sativa — isn’t a native, having ...

Calcareous, nutrient-poor and alkaline (with a pH of 6.5–8.5), England’s chalk downland stretches from Dover to deep into ...

The British actor tells Hetty Lintell about three objects he can't live without.