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April • April’s air stirs in Willow-leaves… a butterfly Floats and balances

SPOTTER’S GUIDE Wading birds

WEEKENDERS

emporium • Our hand-picked selection of favourite pieces from individual makers, the high street and small businesses

Going GREENER • Our quick and easy guide to sustainable living

Living the GOOD LIFE • There’s never been a better time to go self-sufficient. In our ongoing series, Sally Coulthard shares tried-and-tested tips from her Yorkshire smallholding

HATCHING TIMES

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hatch eggs naturally

7 questions • …with the poultry podcasters

View from here • From giant omelettes to make-believe bunnies, Susy Smith rounds up some of the world’s most egg-centric Easter traditions

The new PRINCE OF WALES • As we celebrate St David’s Day, we speak to Owain Wyn Evans, the Radio 2 presenter heading up the station’s first flagship show in Wales. He tells us about longing for the landscape, teaching Carol Vorderman the Welsh language and getting recognised back home

Back on THE BEAT

BEST LAID plans • Give your celebrations an edge this Easter with decorative eggs and floral displays

The WONDERFUL WIZARDS OF words • A new musical of The Lost Spells, by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, comes to the stage this spring. We eavesdrop on the nature writer and artist as they catch up mid-rehearsal

See the MAGICAL MUSICAL • The Lost Spells is a co-production between Goblin Theatre, Watford Palace Theatre, Polka Theatre and Theatre by the Lake.

Art OF DARKNESS • As Easter approaches, it’s all hands on deck at Salcombe Dairy, where the decorative chocolate eggs and dapper bunnies are lovingly handcrafted from scratch

The journey FROM BEAN TO BAR

JOIN the RETRO REVIVAL

Nostalgic LIVING ROOMS

Old-school KITCHENS

Vintage DINING ROOMS

Bygone BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS

THE HOME OF BRITISH ARTISANS • LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL? OUR ONLINE MARKETPLACE IS WHERE YOU’LL FIND THE BEST IDEAS FROM THE MOST INNOVATIVE CRAFTSPEOPLE

10 of the best FOLLIES • To mark April Fool’s Day, we round up some of our favourite architectural frivolities

FAKE it TO MAKE it • Master gilder and paint-effects professional Roger Newton and his daughter Kate are a dream team, passing on decorative skills to a new generation

MOVING TO… The Lake District • Hankering after a life in the countryside? Don’t leave home without our expert guide for house-hunters

WHAT YOU COULD BUY

Live like a local…

KESWICK

TRANSPORT LINKS

FURTHER AFIELD • Venture beyond the Lake District to explore Roman forts, a ruined castle and a Neolithic stone circle – and soak up more scenery

THE BEST OF BRITISH DESIGN COUNTRY LIVING KITCHENS AT HOMEBASE

EARNING THEIR stripes • Badger cubs frolicking in the bluebells are classic – if controversial – harbingers of spring. Loved and loathed in equal measure, they will grow up to boast remarkable superpowers, says Patrick Barkham

PILGRIM'S progress • Every Easter, Christians walk more than 100 miles to reach the Holy Island of Lindisfarne – an experience that involves meditating on modern life just as much as traditional prayer

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