Country Life's Octavia Pollock is riding in the Magnolia Cup, the race for female amateur jockeys which is one of the highlights of Glorious Goodwood. She tells the tale of what it's been like to take on this gruelling but hugely-rewarding physical and mental challenge.
Are you able to tell your woolly bears from your elephant trunks?
With the end of lockdown causing most occasional walkers to disappear, Joe Gibbs achieves the ambition of walking the highest part of the old military road through the Corrieyairack Pass between Melgarve and Fort Augustus.
Over 20 million people have been tuning in to watch England's stirring exploits at Euro 2020, and the huge numbers look only set to get bigger as the summer goes on. It's a far cry from the first ever televised sporting event, almost a century earlier, as Martin Fone explains.
With Wimbledon in full swing, it's the time of year when often-deserted tennis courts are suddenly teeming with players.
Remote working has a whole other meaning for those passionate individuals still farming crofts in the Highlands. Joe Gibbs takes a look and discovers crofting to be alive and well — though still as tough a life as it ever was.
Some call the golden retriever the ‘dumb blonde’ of the dog world, but those who know them know differently. Here's what you need to know about this wonderful breed.
Whether you are planning a long country walk or a gentle stroll on a well-beaten path, make the most of the good season with our round-up of the best footwear.
Fiona Reynolds walks in, through and around Winchester, a place which shows how city and country could come closer together.
Elgar’s music resonates all over the Malverns as Fiona Reynolds revels in a walk to the Worcestershire Beacon.
Although formats have been changed and dates moved, some of Britain's most loved agricultural shows should open their doors to farmers and visitors this summer.
Fiona Reynolds takes a walk through the normally-busy Neolithic stone circle, discovering things not normally noticeable among the crowds of a World Heritage Site.
Bealach na Bà is as unforgettable and beautiful as it is nerve wracking.
Fiona Reynolds recounts a pre-lockdown tale of a walk along the banks of the River Frome to where it meets the Severn.
For golfers the dream of living close to one of the world's great clubs can be realised, albeit at a price.
There's nothing quite so vital to life in the countryside as a decent pair of wellies. Country Life's luxury editor Hetty Chidwick makes her pick of the best you can buy.
A stunning new golf course at Les Bordes in France and some striking new houses at the iconic Spanish settlement in Sotogrande show how times are changing in the golf and property markets.
The High Weald AONB's rolling landscape is the archetypal image many of us have of rural England. Octavia Pollock takes a look.
