BBC Countryfile Magazine - 30 Okt 2025
Weird Britain
Lancashire’s spookiest walk
A quest for England’s buried royals
Secrets of the Natural History Museum
The colourful history of psychedelic fungi
Ancestral connections
COUNTRY FILE on TV
OUR COLUMNISTS
Light up the night
Light up the night
Get your goosebumps ready for a walk in ‘Witch Country’
Dive into the depths of London’s Natural History Museum
THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS
Bake a spicy treat for Bonfire night
Can we revive our rural services?
THE MAGIC OF ‘SHROOMS
IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS
10 NEOLITHIC WONDERS
DISCOVER WITCH COUNTRY
INTO THE SPIRIT REALM
A MINI ISLAND REALM
Science is discovering surprising new uses for ‘magic’ mushrooms
ON THE COVER
Explore Britain’s most unusual tiny isle
JOHN CRAVEN
Q&A
MASTERCLASS: GEOCACHING
ADAM HENSON
Delve into mysterious Neolithic sites
NICOLA CHESTER
QUIZ, CROSSWORD & PUZZLE
KIT: RUNNING SHOES
READER LETTERS
READER PHOTOS
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How to help hedgehogs prepare for hibernation this autumn
How to help hedgehogs prepare for hibernation this autumn
British rural beliefs and superstitions
British rural beliefs and superstitions
BRONZE AGE BRITONS TRAVELLED FOR LARGE PARTIES, SHOW NEW FINDINGS
RICH MARINE LIFE FOUND OFF THE ISLES OF SCILLY
SEWAGE SPILLS IN NATIONAL PARKS AT “SCANDALOUS” LEVELS
HOLLY WOOTTEN SMASHES MOUNTAIN RACE RECORD
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FUELLING THE FLAMES
THE FREEDOM OF ANIMALS
Parkin
Parkin
How to make it
Infrastructure gaps put rural residents at a major disadvantage
Pendle Hill’s witch country
Pendle Hill’s witch country
NOW GO THERE
Nature’s remedy?
A quartet of mind-bending plants and preparations
FUNGAL INSPIRATIONS
TOP 10 NEOLITHIC STRUCTURES
Wayland’s Smithy, Oxfordshire
Wayland’s Smithy, Oxfordshire
Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire
Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria
Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland
Skara Brae, Orkney
Stonehenge, Wiltshire
Giant’s Ring, Ballynahatty, Northern Ireland
Grime’s Graves, Norfolk
Avebury, Wiltshire
Belas Knap Long Barrow, Gloucestershire
In search of monsters
Five frightful stories from around Britain
The king and I
The king and I
NOW GO THERE
Secrets from the deep
Secrets from the deep
MORE MUSEUMS WITH QUIRKY ANIMAL DISPLAYS
UNUSUAL SPECIMENS IN THE SPIRIT COLLECTION
Q&A
Royal burial grounds
Brain benefits
See the Magna Carta
Ley it down
Get into geocaching
TOP TRAILS
Kit Running shoes
YOUR PHOTOS
COUNTRYSIDE QUIZ
COUNTRYSIDE CROSSWORD
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS
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