Category: A Country Living

The call of the charcoal

Jim Bettle of Dorset Charcoal makes his living from an ancient craft, fuelling his passion for a more sustainable country. Tracie Beardsley reports Jim Bettle’s...

Muck at first sight

Meet a Dorset woman working to preserve a British breed of pig which is rarer than the Giant Panda. Tracie Beardsley reports Gloucester Old Spot...

Logging on to horse power

It may be 10,000 years old, but Toby Hoad believes the ancient skill of horse logging is vital in shaping and saving our woodlands....

Meet the master hut-maker shepherding success

Tracie Beardsley meets Richard Lee, Dorset craftsman, founder of Plankbridge and pioneer of a global revival of shepherd’s huts In a moment of quiet reverie,...

The happy hippophile

Take a look at the life of Dorset farrier Sam Wilkes and you will believe horseshoes really are lucky. Tracie Beardsley reports I think I’m...

Time to lathe about

Self-taught wood-turners Peter Thomas and Trevor Ball tell Tracie Beardsley how they have turned retirement into a new career When octogenarian actors Derek Jacobi and...

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A foal named Lettuce

Selling from the field, the calorific need of pregnant mares and a galloping success story – Lucy Procter has had an intense few weeks Scrolling...

The woman who talks to her loom

Debby Kirby’s loom has sung through Walford Mill for 40 years as she weaves her hand-dyed silk into luminous accessories and wall art You can...

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