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Building a new barn-style home combines traditional character with innovative modern construction techniques to achieve the best of both worlds, as these UK projects show

A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events. By Jennifer Grimble

It might be due to the popularity of Clarkson’s Farm , an increased concern for food provenance or the desire to have a lifestyle overhaul, but interest in smallholdings is on the rise, says Arabella Youens

When Katherine Clark found a part-converted barn to buy, it ended up being the best decision for her and her family

30-minute-birder Amanda Tuke meets Kent’s charismatic corvids…

Knowing this was going to be their forever home, Dawn and Graham Hillier put heart and soul into every aspect of their new-build project