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Against Owl Odds
Owls are symbolic for wisdom. But what gives them this omniscient reputation? To find out, we visited Chris Lawton at Rutland’s Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre, which is open to visitors keen to experience over 130 birds of prey including a beautiful parliament of owls… One of the residents of Rutland’s Owl & Falconry Centre. This year will see the Rutland Falconry and Owl Centre celebrate its 20th year. Visitors to the 42-acre site can have a hoot, sure, but there’s a more serious side to the centre’s work. Purchasing the site in 1999, founder Chris Lawton set about ensuring the site looks as natural as possible for his birds. Currently Chris has 130 birds of prey, of which over...
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Saving Clipsham’s Yew Trees
Clipsham’s once remarkable Yew Tree Avenue has seen better days. But thankfully, 2019 will be the year that the 200-year...
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Motors: BMW’s 8-Series
Have you ever wondered what would happen if BMW made a 21st century rival to Porsche’s 911 Carrera? The answer...
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Stamford’s Secret Allotments
Where there aren’t houses in Stamford, there are rows upon rows of allotments being taken care of by some of...
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Paradise with the Hounds
We meet with Simon Hunter, Huntsman of the Fitzwilliam Milton Hunt to see the next generation of hounds and have...
Heart of the County
A Nice Surprise at Burghley
Burghley Park’s Garden of Surprises and Sculpture Garden is thriving in 2018, pop along to see the latest instalments and...
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007’s in Soft Top Heaven…
Aston Martin’s DB11 now has a soft top stablemate, a convertible or ‘Volante’ version of its flagship GT. James Bond...
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Designing Gardens
DAVID GREAVES LANDSCAPE GARDEN DESIGN AND HIS TEAM HAVE BROUGHT OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN GARDEN DESIGN TO THIS PROJECT,...