A conversation on conservation

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke investigates the impact of feeding wild birds, and whether it’s a factor behind the decline of a woodland specialist

Countryfile ’s newest presenter on growing up with chickens, family camping trips and the tea towel that caused a stir with her husband…

Britain’s wild places are under pressure – but cycling gives us rare access to their beauty and fragility. Sophie Pavelle explores what’s at stake from the saddle

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Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

Adam Lazzari meets a farmer whose work is encouraging a wide variety of bird life onto his farm