Country Life

Published by TI Media Limited 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.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales • Our Guest Editor William, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales, with their children, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte—and their cocker spaniels, Orla and Otto—on holiday in the Isles of Scilly for Easter this year.

‘The countryside matters so much to what comes next’ • Inspired by the quiet, unshakeable determination of Britain’s rural communities, The Prince of Wales is optimistic for our countryside’s future

Country Life

Town & Country

For the sake of Mother Earth • Six years ago, The Prince of Wales launched a 10-year plan, the Earthshot Prize, to find the best and most ambitious solutions to help repair the planet. As the annual awards ceremony approaches, Kate Green highlights some brilliant ideas

Town & Country Notebook

Stuff & nonsense

Letters to the Editor

On a wing and a prayer

Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting HRH The Prince of Wales • The Fox in the Snow by Rien Poortvliet

The legacy • James I and the King James Bible

‘The countryside is a mystical, magical world for children’ • Exploring outside, getting muddy fingers and being inquisitive about wild creatures and their abilities is integral to our Guest Editor’s family life, says Paula Minchin

‘There is no farm that has no stress’ • The pressures facing agriculture mean that, for many, ‘keeping calm and carrying on’ is not a viable or healthy strategy. Yet, as Kate Green reports, more farmers are opening up about their mental health to drive a cultural shift supported by The Prince of Wales Illustrations by Becca Thorne

A cradle of Faith • Established by the national saint of Wales, this great cathedral is now also his shrine. John Goodall looks at the remarkable history of this outstanding building

Across Anglesey • Looking from Bodowen Farmhouse, taking in Newborough Forest, the beach and Llanddwyn Island

Fighting fire with fire • Our growing need to tackle wildfires may be fuelling important conversations around controlled burning, but brave new trails are being blazed when it comes to managing the flames, finds Charlotte Cooper

Reigning champions • From innovators in regenerative farming to curlew conservationists and a biodiversity detective, The Prince of Wales’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding what rules their worlds

The power of Nature • The Princess of Wales talks to Robert Macfarlane about Nature, hope and our sense of belonging

‘Keep being humble, but keep being confident’ • For Unai Emery, manager of Aston Villa and, therefore, guardian of The Prince of Wales’s footballing hopes and dreams, everything in the sport, leadership and life comes down to one word: respect. James Fisher finds out more

Where everybody knows your name • ‘The Prince of Ales’ isn’t the only one who loves our pubs, says Victoria Marston, as she looks at the vital role they play in bringing communities together

Delivering for Nature • Gerald Gray is a fifth-generation gamekeeper whose commitment to wildlife and conservation has had a lasting impact on a patch of the Norfolk countryside he has nurtured for more than 40 years,...