Sarah Barratt
These dog breeds are at higher risk of heatstroke – here's how to keep them cool
Including the flat-faced French Bulldog and thick coated Golden Retriever
20 breathtaking sandy beaches to visit in the UK this summer
With miles of white sand, turquoise sea and sand dunes, we'd forgive you for thinking you were in the Med
Raynor Winn on life after The Salt Path: 'I put a tent in the bedroom because it felt safe'
A film adaptation of her bestselling memoir has just been released
Inside a designer’s classic-meets-quirky family home with 'hidden nooks and secret doorways'
The former handbag designer introduced her creative flair to its 21 rooms
Tour a 'radical but respectful' renovation of two Victorian workers’ cottages in Yorkshire
Lee Thornley sourced everything he possibly could from the salvage yard
19 best places to see snowdrops in the UK
Sprinkled across the countryside, these dainty little droplets will soon be in their prime
Tour this Yorkshire farmhouse that was the 'mother of all renovations'
A young couple share how they fell in love with a dilapidated home...
A masterclass in maximalism for less: Tour this colourful Sussex farmhouse
Sophie Robinson's Sussex home has been transformed
Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker: Filming locations, contestants and farming tenancies explained
A real-life farming show set on a spectacular Northumberland estate – here’s all you need to know...
Coastal foraging: Meet the couple whose office is a spectacular sandy beach
Dan and Jade Scott left their office jobs to offer fishing, foraging and oceanside feasts on the Dorset coast
20 ways to make your home feel like spring has sprung
How to refresh your home for the coming season
Ceramics: Meet the maker who left her sensible office job to become a successful ceramicist
A perfect storm of personal Carla Sealey to break free from the nine-to-five and mould a whole new career...
15 New Year's resolutions worth considering
Make 2024 your best year yet
Nc’nean Organic Whisky: Meet the woman shaking up the spirits world
Former management consultant Annabel Thomas made a neat move when she started the UK's first ever net-zero distillery
6 reasons the Boxing Day walk is the best walk of the year
A brisk walk is perfect for blowing the cobwebs away
Cheddar: The dairy boss awarded an MBE for her "life-changing" cheese
Planning a cheese board this Christmas?
23 books to help you reconnect with nature
Reading about nature is almost as good as being in it
8 dog owner laws in the UK we should all be aware of
Including barking and lead length
10 autumn wildlife trails in the UK
See red squirrels scamper, seal pups play and deer lock antlers
The UK's 5 best coastal towns for great food
From seafood shacks to fancy restaurants, a survey has revealed which coastal towns dish up the best grub
The shortlist is in for 2023's Tree of the Year – which will you vote for?
An oak that survived a wartime bomb to a tree that sheltered Queen Elizabeth I
Heritage Open Days 2023: The best free events in your area
Choose from thousands of historic houses, gardens and museums around the country
Britain's 10 best inland towns and villages revealed
They've been rated for peace and quiet plus scenery and food. Is yours on the list?
Look inside picturesque cottage for sale in the South Downs
The garden will make you swoon almost as much as the shabby chic interiors
The loving dog breed that often gets left behind at shelters
An animal rescue charity is appealing for dog-lovers to help
UK county to ban walking more than 6 dogs at once
It comes after a rapid rise in the number of attacks
The UK heatwave could be caused by an 'omega block' – but what is it?
Saturday 9th September is likely to be the hottest day of the year
9 prettiest pubs in the UK for 2023 revealed
These award-winning watering-holes come highly recommended for their innovative architecture and design
Can you give a dog a home? Shelters are running out of room and need our help
The cost of living is forcing many to give up their pets
'Whale eye' – the subtle sign your dog may be stressed or anxious
Have you seen this expression on your pet?
UK heatwave: How hot will it get and does it really classify as a heatwave?
This week’s late summer sunshine could bring the hottest day of the year
Corgis gather outside Buckingham Palace to honour the late Queen
Owners of the Queen's favourite breed paid a touching tribute
Vinterior launches new resale platform
The secondhand interiors website now allows anyone to buy and sell unwanted pieces
5 fabulous beach huts for sale in the UK right now
Oh we do love to be beside the seaside
Eggs: The farm that supplies Riverford with its rich, organic eggs
Here's how first-time farmer Jerry Saunders transformed a dilapidated Devon plot into a flourishing free-range farm...
Who is Tom Massey, the garden designer making history at the Chelsea Flower Show?
This year, Tom brings a working insect laboratory to the show
Chelsea Show Garden: Mark Gregory's Plot to Plate Garden is the first edible garden in the show's history
It's Mark's most complex and nerve-wracking Chelsea design yet
Video tour: Look inside this beautiful lakeside eco home in the Cotswolds
The view from the bedroom, the bookshelves and the large, open plan kitchen...
COP26 news: Daily updates and a no-nonsense guide on what to expect
The world's most important climate change summit has begun. Here's what's happened so far...
140,000 signatures needed to break climate change Guiness World Record – have you signed it yet?
It will be the most people to sign up to a global carbon initiative in one month
10 questions with Arthur Parkinson, Instagram florist and gardening protégé
Meet the rising star of small-scale gardening
Naked Clay Ceramics celebrates clay in its natural form
A perfect storm of personal and professional crises prompted Carla Sealey to break free from the nine-to-five and mould a whole new career
Meet the Rich Brothers, the 'cool guys' of gardening
Who are the green-fingered siblings and how did they become well-known faces in the horticulture world?
Regenuary is the sustainable eating movement to rival Veganuary – but what is it?
You can still eat meat but only the right kind
Lockdown turned me into an introvert and I’m never going back
It took an international pandemic, but I’ve finally embraced the joy of missing out
How you can see more birds in your garden, according to CEO of the RSPB Beccy Speight
And what to do if you don't have a garden
Charlie Mackesy reveals what the boy, mole, fox and horse would make of 2020
"They’ve hit storms and their answer is to focus on their love for each other rather than their fear of the storm."
What to feed birds in winter: Nuts, fruit and fat balls for birds
Five things we should and five we should NOT
Mya-Rose Craig, aka Birdgirl, founded Black2Nature to inspire a new generation of birders
She's a teenager on a mission
A month in the life of The Urban Birder, David Lindo
He’s a self-confessed city ‘anorak’ whose favourite habitat is London...
Country Living Summer Quiz answers
How did you do?
The Big Country Living Summer Quiz
How many can you answer correctly?
Am I the only one who fell back in love with silence during lockdown?
As lockdown loosens, the din of day-to-day life is returning – but now more than ever, we could all do with a bit of peace and quiet
The world's first plastic-free PPE has launched right here in the UK
New protective gear will help fight the virus without damaging the planet
British farmers need the public to apply for farm work now to help feed the nation
Your countryside needs you! Could you step up to work on a British farm? No experience necessary.
The founders of Veganuary, Jane Land and Matthew Glover, share their tips on how to nail it
Are you going meat-free and dairy-free this January?
From cow loos to dog fitbits: 20 ways technology will transform the countryside in 2020
The future is now – from farmbots to sheepdog drones
Apply for a free stall at our Pop-up Market
8 Christmas wreath-making courses in 2019
Find the nearest one to you...
10 of the best places to spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in the UK
There's something here for everyone
Love in the Countryside Series 2: Sara Cox and 7 new singletons hunt for love
Meet the line-up of single country-lovers
3 teenage activists doing more for the planet than most adults
Greta Thunberg sparked a global awakening, but she isn’t the only young adult doing her bit. We meet three inspiring teenagers working to make the world a better place
I went an entire week with ZERO waste – and this is what I learnt
In a world where everything is disposable, is it possible to go an entire week without throwing anything in the bin?
The Great Barn country wedding venue, Devon: How the space was transformed
"It has the gravitas required for a wedding, without being as formal as a stately pile.”