From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

From landing hulking catfish on the Zambezi to talking tackle with Ted Hughes, COUNTRY LIFE’s fishing correspondent looks back on seven colourful decades

THE ADVICE YOU NEED TO GET THE BEST FROM YOUR FISHING

The Editor chats to Charles Innes-Ker, 11th Duke of Roxburghe about his family’s deep connections to game-fishing

I feel privileged to have visited this most magical of lakes

“SWITCHING FROM THE FLOAT TO A LEGER PRODUCED ...