Country Escape : January 2016
Welsh Border Life
While the new year is for many of us a time of quiet contemplation, it’s the busiest time for shepherds – a traditional role that’s being revived on the slopes of Snowdon
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Welsh Border Life
While the new year is for many of us a time of quiet contemplation, it’s the busiest time for shepherds – a traditional role that’s being revived on the slopes of Snowdon
Welsh Border Life
Jules is delighted to be involved in reviving the Best Kept Village competition in Montgomeryshire, Powys – a contest he’d like to see rolled out countrywide.
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A trip to the medieval castle of Dinas Bran in Llangollen, Denbighshire, reminds Jules how many changes the earth has undergone over the millennia
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For Jules there’s no such thing as ‘the last mow of the season’ – autumn’s his busiest time in the garden. That way he can enjoy the fruits of his labours come spring
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While Jules is heartened to see the once endangered red kite is again flying high in Wales, he’s shocked to discover another bird of prey is not faring as well
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Escape to the Country takes Jules to Dorset, where he meets a couple who have resurrected a familar feature on our own Welsh Border hillsides, the shepherd’s hut
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If, as the saying goes, money does make the world go round, we all have a rather special place in the SouthWales valleys to thank for it, says Jules
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There’s so much that makes Wales great, but to ensure it stays that way we need to be as brave, bold and forward-thinking as our forebears, argues Jules
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As the birds and the bees herald a welcome return to spring up and down the Borders, it’s a time for new arrivals in the Hudson household. Not all planned…
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Just as night follows day, spring follows winter. But relying on such basic principles of life on Earth hasn’t always been our approach to the changing of the seasons
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Giving up giving up used to be the mantra in the Hudson household. But there’s one resolution that many a country dweller ought to consider, Jules suggests
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While Industrial Revolution Shropshire is top of Jules’ time-travel wish list, on a present-day visit to the county he’s thrilled to discover more history is being made