Sara Maitland

Recent articles by Sara Maitland

Seagulls fying above the Dee estuary

Sara Maitland: Rediscovering the wonders of a tidal estuary

Thatched cottage

Sara Maitland: why rural communities need permanent residents

Picture of grandfather farmer with granddaughter in field of wheat trying to get a phone signal

Sara Maitland: why rural communities need better mobile internet coverage

Mackerel sky clouds

Does a return to ‘normal’ have to mean the loss of our peaceful soundscape?

Curlew in a wet meadow – Countryfile magazine podcast

Sara Maitland: Wildlife surveys prior to development are vital for the care of our countryside

Tractor in field, Getty

Sara Maitland: How Farmer Clusters benefit the environment and rural communities

A hiker and their dog exploring the Scottish Countryside. This image has added grain and styling.

Sara Maitland: The meaning of community

River Wye on an autumn day/Credit: Getty Images

Sara Maitland: How can we save our polluted rivers?

Man hiking in the Yorkshire Dales national park, England ©Getty

Sara Maitland: How our ancient pilgrimage routes have been given a new lease of life

Solway Firth coastline from the Isle of Whithorn in Scotland

Can we conserve our ancient cultural traditions alongside our natural world?

arrow Road in a Rolling Rural Landscape in the Scottish Countryside on a Cloudy Winter Day. The Snow Cleared from the Road is Piled up along both the Sides of the Road/Credit: Getty Images

Sara Maitland: Why we all enjoy a good grumble

Milk on doorstep

Sara Maitland: Why plastic-free shopping is the way forward

Sara Maitland: Do we need environmental art?

Cows in dairy farm

Sara Maitland: The price we pay for cheap milk

A stone wall in the Peak District surrounded by heather and a hawthorn tree (Photo by: John Finney via Getty Images)

Sara Maitland: how stone shapes the British countryside