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Watching the sunrise through the trees is magical, Sarah says
I live in Hampshire with my husband, Stuart, and our pets. We love the outdoors – we sail and have a camper van – and we’ve always dreamed of having a small woodland. Working at the NHS front line and having my holidays cancelled left us drained, so during Covid we started to look properly.
This story is from the November 2021 edition of Country Homes & Interiors.
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