Country Life

Stinging nettle Urtica dioecaEVERY child soon becomes familiar with this plant. I remember one grandchild's first encounter with it. He...

A TEESDALE shoot dedicated a day to raising money for the fell rescue team.Lartington Station Shoot raised cash for Teesdale...

REED beds at a community hub in Barnard Castle are helping improve the quality of water flowing into a dale...

HORSE riders have only partially welcomed changes to the highway code which gives them priority over vehicles on public roads.However,...

Common ivyA poisonous, evergreen shrub, common ivy can scramble up trees to reach considerable heights with the help of numerous...

NATURE lovers are being urged to get involved in a new project to protect and help regenerate rare plant species...

RABY Estates is helping restore peatland by making use of cut heather from moorland sites where burning is not allowed.Helicopters...

A FARMING couple from Eggleston will clock up the miles this year when they exhibit at all three of Britain's...

A CHARITY that offers horse riding for the disabled is hoping people will make volunteering their New Year resolution.Catterick and...

Valerian, Valeriana officianalis, SetwallTHE valerian family contains about 400 herbaceous species throughout Europe and the Americas, but it is absent...