Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.

Land of opportunity • Investing in property across the Atlantic is looking increasingly smart, for both business and lifestyle reasons, says Holly Kirkwood

Miss Laura Morris

Shooting in the spotlight • Future Publishing Ltd, 121–141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR 0330 390 6591; www.countrylife.co.uk

Country Life

Town & Country

Call of the wildflowers

A matter of language

Town & Country Notebook

Wines of the week

Letters to the Editor

Telling it straight

Seventy years of saving British treasures

The way we were

My favourite painting Mary-Ann Dunkley • Charlotte Mullins comments on Frieze

Pygmalion

Caught in a cowpat crossfire • Two small children learn about the muckier side of the milking parlour

A Tudor riddle • Poundisford Park, Somerset The home of Charles and Konstantia Woodruff A delightful Tudor house preserves a wonderful variety of interiors that illustrates its long and complex evolution as a family house. Roger White reports

Shooting in the eye of the storm • Once a hobby, but now an industry, shooting has changed dramatically in the past 40 years. Under the shadow of avian flu, Brexit and a changing climate, retired gamekeeper Simon Lester asks whether the sport has reached a crossroads

Walk this way • Letting your dog run wild can cause all sorts of problems. Instead, as COUNTRY LIFE’s canine agony uncle Ben Randall tells Katy Birchall, we should see walks as an opportunity to strengthen our bond with our charges

Life of (game) pie • Promising succulent meat encased in golden, crumbly pastry, it’s no wonder that game pie has been a stalwart for centuries, says Emma Hughes

Let’s hear it for the girls • Our esteemed fishing correspondent David Profumo enjoys a bonanza when grassing 14 fish on a Scottish river, but Mrs Reel Life proves to be a dab hand on the water, too

If I only had a brain • Thanks to Worzel Gummidge and The Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow has a firm foothold in our cultural landscape-but does it still have a place in our fields, asks Jeremy Hobson

The designer’s room • As part of the restoration of a Georgian country house in Berkshire, the team at Albion Nord created this handsome wine room

Round the twist • Corkscrews for every occasion, selected

The power of the past • Visitors to Decorex on October 9 are invited to hear Ben Pentreath discuss how his new collaboration with Johnstons of Elgin demonstrates the possibilities of combining the best of old and new

In the making: Harvey and Hamilton • ‘We aim to bring a new level of quality to enjoying your finest tipple in the great outdoors, watching the sun set over the British countryside’

Luxury Notebook

High Five • Smart headgear for cooler months

A few of my favourite things • The award-winning actor, director and writer was BAFTA nominated for his portrayal of Ted Hastings in the BBC’s Line of Duty.Currently on screens in ITV’s Ridley, earlier this year he presented the travel documentary Adrian Dunbar’s Coastal Ireland and is set to star in Emily, the feature film about Emily Brontë released on October 14. He lives in north London...