Country Living UK February 2020

DIRECTOR OF CONTENT LOUISE PEARCE PATO DIRECTOR OF CONTENT SANDRA TEAR EXECUTIVE EDITOR VICKY CARLISLE GROUP EDITORIAL PRODUCTION WORKFLOW DIRECTOR CARLY LEVY GROUP MANAGING EDITOR INGRID EAMES GROUP CHIEF SUB-EDITOR MICHELE JAMESON CHIEF SUB-EDITOR SHELEN BONTHRONE, CATHY LEVY DEPUTY CHIEF SUB-EDITOR JULIE PANNELL-RAE SUB-EDITOR MOLLY PRICE ART CREATIVE DIRECTOR LINDSEY JORDAN GROUP ART EDITOR ROGER BROWNING ART EDITOR LINSEY CANNON DESIGNERS JACK MELROSE, LAURA SHEPPARD PICTURES PICTURE DIRECTOR PATRICIA TAYLOR 020 7439 5283 PICTURE RESEARCH ERELLIE SUMMERS FEATURES FEATURES EDITOR ANNA JURY ACTING FEATURES EDITOR LAURAN ELSDEN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR LAURA SILVERMAN JUNIOR FEATURES WRITER SARAH BARRATT FOOD & DRINK FOOD DIRECTOR ALISON WALKER HOMES & GARDENS HOME & STYLE DIRECTOR BEN KENDRICK 020 7439 5160 HOME& CRAFTS EDITOR ALAINA BINKS HOME AND STYLE ASSISTANT DAISY BENDALL CONTRIBUTING GARDEN EDITOR PAULA MCWATERS HEALTH & BEAUTY CONTRIBUTING HEALTH & BEAUTY EDITOR KATE LANGRISH WEBSITE DIGITAL EDITOR EMMA-LOUISE PRITCHARD CHIEF BRAND OFFICER, LIFESTYLE & HOMES SHARON DOUGLAS CLIENT DIVISION PATO CHIEF BRAND OFFICER HELEN HART BRAND DEVELOPMENT…

…means frosty mornings, plucky little snowdrops and the promise of spring just around the corner. It’s nature’s cue to clear out the cobwebs and make a fresh start. Our ‘spring clean’ for Country Living includes several exciting new features and initiatives. First, there’s our new profile section. We kick off with Laura Silverman’s candid interview with Countryfile presenter Anita Rani (p34), who shares some hilarious behind-the-camera stories from our favourite Sunday evening TV show. And, as we know you like to see what the Country Living ‘family’ looks like, we have included a picture (left) of our acting features editor Lauran Elsden at the photography shoot. (“Anita was charming, but the goat was very headstrong!” Lauran confides.) This month, we also launch our 2020 campaign, Let’s Stand up to Loneliness (p51),…

“While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch” Patience Strong Sense of the seasons… woodpeckers LISTEN OUT FOR THE INTENSE DRUMMING OF THE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER ESTABLISHING ITS TERRITORY BEFORE SPRING BEGINS IN EARNEST. HAMMERING ON DEAD WOOD AT UP TO 40 STRIKES PER SECOND – AN IMPACT EQUIVALENT TO HITTING A WALL HEADFIRST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR – ITS DRUM ROLL IS IN LIEU OF A SONG, PRODUCING A SOUND THAT CAN CARRY UP TO HALF A MILE TO ALERT OTHER BIRDS OF ITS PRESENCE. 5 OF THE BEST… Romantic spots YNYS LLANDDWYN Make a Valentine pilgrimage to this island off Anglesey, dedicated to St Dwynwen, Welsh patron saint of lovers (visitwales.com). YORK Kiss under the Minster’s West…

We are getting a dog. That much is decided. Our cheeky Jack Russell, Biscuit, died three years ago, just as my daughters were leaving for university, so it seemed like a good opportunity to take a break. Now, with my new working-at-home status, the time feels right to once more share our space with a canine companion. But what to choose? On this, it seems, everyone has an opinion. I’ve dismissed one daughter’s plaintive cries for a pug and ignored an acquaintance who owns a cockapoo and has, like half the nation, fallen in love with the breed. Friends who have just acquired the soppiest chocolate Lab puppy – their third in a row – say they “would never have anything else”, while others are adamant that a ‘Heinz 57’…

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Editor’s choice “I’m quite smitten with these quirky handcrafted stools. They will add a subtle hint of whimsy to an interior” FOR STOCKISTS see Where to Buy PRICES AND AVAILABILITY CORRECT AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS. *YARN SOLD SEPARATELY…