FREE: 16 pull-out route cards
Forget the usual honeypots. Countryfile Magazine reveals 16 secret rural escapes

Meet the new team
New presenters Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker join the Countryfile Magazine team while the Countryfile crew share their joys of spring

Shoot to kill?
Charlotte Smith investigates whether we should cull more deer

Wind of change
We explore why the countryside is learning to love wind turbines

Discover bluebell country
Explore the Chilterns, the ultimate rural escape and the home to carpets of stunning spring bluebells

PLUS: The truth about our eggs, bake Hugh-Fearnley Whittingstall’s fish pie, lightweight tents on test and the controversial return of set aside