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A review for Everything you wanted to know about the Countryside... (but didn't dare ask)

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A review for Everything you wanted to know about the Countryside... (but didn't dare ask)

Review by Alasdair Crosby: Editor of Rural Jersey Country Life Magazine

I am honestly, truthfully in awe of the range of the author’s knowledge about rural Britain. It seems to be encyclopaedic, and the range of contents is vast.

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Here come our new autumn titles!

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Here come our new autumn titles!
Full details of all these September published books are on our website and there’s something for everyone: horse racing, mushrooming, those wanting a British wildlife safari, journalist Michael Clayton and dairy farmer Roger Evans latest books, and there’s not a country lover anywhere who doesn’t need Jill Mason’s forthcoming blockbuster which is packed with facts about what’s going on in farms, forests and mountains the length and breadth of the UK.

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FLY FISHING FOR CATFISH: Jaw-dropping UK action on the fly, at Todber Manor Fisheries!

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FLY FISHING FOR CATFISH: Jaw-dropping UK action on the fly, at Todber Manor Fisheries!
Dominic Garnett has never been afraid to pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo in the world if flyfishing. His books, Flyfishing for Coarse Fish and Canal Fishing provides the tips and techniques needed.

This month he has been experimenting with flyfishing for coarse fish, catching a UK catfish of 45lbs on the fly!!  You can read about it in The Angling Time and watch his YouTube video about the process

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From the archives: The Lady review - The Ride of My Life by Michael Clayton

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Book review in The Lady for Michael Clayton's The Ride of My Life

An essential book for anyone with an interest in horses, but a lovely read for the non-equestrian too, as Clayton writes so well and is not afraid to criticise where he sees fault.

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A Day At The Races by Peter May. An extract chapter: Arkle vs Mill House

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A Day At The Races by Peter May. An extract chapter: Arkle vs Mill House

In the first extract from his new book, A Day At The Races, author Peter May throws the spotlight on the 1964 Cheltenham Gold Cup.

This extract was taken from Peter May’s new book: A Day At The Races - The Horses, People and Races that Shaped the Sport of Kings which can be purchased from all good bookshops and online, here
 

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