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Making Dairy Fairer

The folks at Rutland’s slaughter-free eco-dairy, Ahimsa, believe there’s a better way to produce milk. As we consume 14bn litres of the stuff every year, we should probably take note… which is why this month, we’re paying a visit to a very different kind of farming operation… Ahimsa is based at Wing and Chater Valley. Sometimes, the best thing to be is… different. Sometimes people, companies or entire industries can become mired in convention when, in fact, innovation is needed instead. Milk may be one of our grocery staples, but as farming has become more mechanised, and as the dairy industry has seen the emergence of behemoth farms, somehow dairy farming is neither more humane, nor as profitable as it...

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Oakham Canal’s Green Corridor

It’s one of Oakham’s overlooked gems, but Stephanie Ross and Paul Dadford are hoping it won’t remain so for much...

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Enjoying Spring at Kilworth House

Aside from great dining, wonderful live performances and beautiful accommodation, there’s one pre-eminent reason to enjoy a visit to Kilworth...

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Digging up the past…

Rutland enjoyed 15 minutes of fame recently as news of an internationally-significant archaeological find hit the headlines. This month we...

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Bienvenue en Angleterre Versailles!

Inspired by the Royal Palaces of Louis XIV, Ralph – latterly 1st Duke – Montagu returned to England, minded to...

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Carving out a niche

Two Rutland farmers have been – quite literally – carving out a niche for themselves since May 2020 by planting...

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Getting Back to Nature

Just before Covid hit, the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust welcomed its new CEO Tim Graham to his new role....

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Going Wild in Rutland

There’s a whole world out there, with many once-in-a-lifetime moments waiting to be captured on camera and frozen in time...

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Uppingham Fatstock – Through the Decades

Alas, Covid has claimed another scalp as this year’s Uppingham Christmas Fatstock Show, due to be held on 25th November...

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Lyddington’s Bede House

English Heritage-owned, Grade I listed and a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. Lyddington Bede House reopens in April and has...

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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...

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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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Paradise with the Hounds

We meet with Simon Hunter, Huntsman of the Fitzwilliam Milton Hunt to see the next generation of hounds and have...

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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,...