When it comes to gardening, resistance is futile — especially if you're British — so it's best to give into it and get on ...

Saddell Castle in Kintyre has no mobile phone signal in places and, as such, is a brilliant place for a digital detox after its recent renovations.

In situations where there is conflict or displacement, or trauma, art can help in some sort of healing process. When there ...

India Knight, the author of ‘Darling’, a retelling of ‘The Pursuit of Love’ by Nancy Mitford imagines what might happen if ...

Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.

So far, more reasonable people seem content with old-fashioned fans — mostly the portable kind, although the more elegant ceiling fan is also in vogue. The UK market for those items is expected to ...

While a big Mini might be something of a contradiction, the Countryman is every bit as cheeky as its smaller cousin.

Rory McIlroy's history-making exploits and The Open arriving at Royal Portrush have made 2025 a banner year for Irish golf — ...

At his studio fringed by the mountains of Klosters, Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt is feverishly cooking up recipes to ...

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Known in Orkney as ‘moosie-haak’, kestrels are fierce hunters but have seriously declined and are now an amber-listed species ...

By bridging ‘the hungry gap’ with supplementary feeding, we can breathe life into our declining farmland bird populations, ...