BBC Countryfile Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

In this issue:

DISCOVER CARMARTHENSHIRE
Explore this land of green hills, silver sands, bustling market towns, crumbling castles and dappled valleys.

HOCKNEY’S WOLDS
Walk the Yorkshire Wolds in the footsteps of David Hockney, drinking in the views that inspired his artworks.

BRITAIN: BUILT BY HORSES
Over the centuries, our countryside has been sculpted by our equine friends.

DISCOVER LAND OF GREEN HILLS AND SILVER SANDS

Carwyn Graves champions the hidden delights of Carmarthenshire, a place of crumbling castles and bustling market towns, empty beaches and tempting trails leading into gorgeous hill country

6 mins

How horses shaped Britain

The countryside would look very different were it not for equines. Tiffany Francis-Baker reveals some of the surprising ways horses have sculpted our landscapes

5 mins

A walk in Hockney's Yorkshire

Joyful zingy colours, exuberant strokes and large formats typify David Hockney's exciting take on the rolling landscapes of his home county. Chris Gee walks the Yorkshire Wolds Way in search of the views that inspired the influential artist

6 mins

COULD MORE OF SCOTLAND BE COMMUNITY OWNED?

From the wild mountains in the north to the rolling hills of the south, much of Scotland's countryside is owned by a relatively small number of private landowners and public bodies

2 mins

Find your inner caveman

You have been walking all day, wading through the long grass that shimmers in the sun to crest a hill and drink in the view, before slipping into the coolness of dappled woodland

5 mins

Bird of prayer

This September, Christopher Eccleston narrates A Kestrel for a Knave for BBC Four's The Read. Stephen James-Yeoman discusses the enduring power of this classic countryside book

3 mins

Hamza and the Hope Spot

Hope Spots are springing up around the world - but what are they? Countryfile presenter and wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin lives in the heart of one in Argyll, literally on the 'spot'. Here's what he found

4 mins

TOP 10 NATIONAL TRUST HOUSES

Visit a real-life Downton Abbey at England's 10 most majestic country houses

1 min

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BBC Countryfile Magazine Description:

Countryfile Magazine inspires you to explore forgotten corners of the great British countryside and provides knowledge of the people and wildlife that inhabit it. We want to tempt you into trying new things, seek out new places and make the most of Britain’s beautiful landscapes.