Coach Brian casts a line on a family trip to Northumberland. But did he follow his own advice when fishing a new venue, and did he catch?

FROM CABLE TO TABLE

Anchored in a quiet loch on the west coast of Scotland, Katherine Knight discovered the seabed was barren mud. She raised a small community and set out to replant the underwater desert with life-giving seagrass

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

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

The chance to restore a stable block near their old home has given Tish Potter and Jim Down the perfect place to enjoy big family festivities