“i thought i could save the animals ”

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

ON a secluded patch of land in Texas, rescued and rehabilitated animals live in quiet safety. From foxes and marmosets to emus and crows, many of these animals have lifelong injuries, and are lucky to

THINGS ARE very quiet here at the moment. It’s weird - I am used to a life overfull of things to do. For the first time in 20 years I have no building project on the go, and general maintenance, fenci

These abused pets got their furry-tail endings

SARAH DITUM

HE’S become a household name thanks to the resounding popularity of the television programme he appears in – meet “Will from ‘The Repair Shop’”. However, Will Kirk, who specialises in woodwork on the