What’s in this issue?
Tati Reed’s trials and tribulations in her cherished 40-year-old Land Rover have seen her muster some 500,000 followers on Instagram. Her snappy and entertaining videos for her @overintherover account document her travels and mechanical mishaps in a classic 1985 'Landy' – called, what else, but Blue Tit. She tells us why she loves her Landy so much, her favourite travel spots at home and abroad, and thoughts on becoming an unlikely social media star.
Elsewhere, and with the heatwaves rolling in, chef Miranda Gore Browne has a few great ideas to jazz up your summer salads. Plus, she’s got some delicious seasonal recipes including a simple summertime strawberry tart.
And again, this month, our focus continues to fall on the potentially devastating impact of the family farm tax, which has caused worry and uncertainty to farming communities across Britain. A new report by Family Businesses UK suggests that far from raising revenue the unintended consequence of this tax change could actually cost the Exchequer. A grim harvest indeed.
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in this edition…
- With the heatwaves rolling in, chef Miranda Gore Browne has a few great ideas to jazz up your summer salads. Plus, she’s got some delicious seasonal recipes including a simple summertime strawberry tart.
- Sheep shearing - How setting up as a freelance sheep shearer has enabled one man to travel around the world doing what he loves.
- Sounds of the countryside - The BBC Proms changed the face of classical music when 'the people's festival' was launched in 1895. The perennially popular event features some of the nation's favourite tunes, often from composers inspired by the British countryside. Here we select our top ten rurally-inspired pieces of music.
- In defence of sheep - In the face of a worrying increase in wildfires across the country, could sheep prove a crucial force in protecting the land? Michael Barker reports.
- View from the Farm – Fluctuating weather patterns, the future of agri-environment schemes, and a step back in time provide much to reflect on for Joe Stanley this month.
- Top of the crops - We feature the humble blackcurrant and find out why 90% of blackcurrants grown in the UK go to Ribena.
- The Adventures of Amos – Tim Relf gives the latest update on life with his boisterous Golden Retriever, Amos.
- Should we focus less on teaching obedience and more on canine life skills, asks Caroline Menteith.
- Buyer’s guide - Think of a job that needs doing and, chances are, there’ll be a cordless power tool to make it easier. James Andrews picks out a few of the latest must-haves.
- Travels with a wild rover – Tati Reed lifts the bonnet on life with a classic Landy named ‘Blue Tit’ and her social media escapades.
- Outdoor Adventures - 15 great British adventures – from zip wires and abseiling to coasteering and rock climbing.
- Charismatic Corvids - When you’re out and about in the British countryside, it’s common to hear gruff caw-caw-cawing and see large black birds flapping overhead. That’ll be a corvid – but which have you spotted?
