Secrets of an animal farmer

BACK in 2020, the pandemic lockdowns changed lives, sometimes in ways people never would have imagined. For Mark Wakeling, the forced closure of his London acting school created an opportunity for him

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

Fred de Fossard

Actor, presenter and now author Larry Lamb reveals why the written word – particularly verse – has always meant so much to him

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

Did you have much experience with pets or taking care of animals before you found the newborn hare? I had very little direct experience outside childhood. My father is a diplomat so I grew up abroad.