Upland of my fathers

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

Life in the Dales means embracing the seasons and for Hannah Gatecliffe, Christmas brings family fun as well as quieter moments to enjoy the wintry landscape

Her grandmother converted these Victorian stables into a cosy cottage. Now, Sally Raikes has given the property an update, with colours and textiles that create a warm welcome

It’s been a long mile, trudging uphill in the rain, across uninspiring fields, past rickety ruins of long-abandoned farm buildings, mud slowly working its way up my waterproof trousers. Sometimes walk

The Labour administration will reap what it has sown, but Richard Negus spells out what a future government can do to regain the trust of agriculture

How is climate change – and consequently evolving farming practices – affecting hunting? Andrew Sallis finds out