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Respite for Brighton's heritage, what's rarer: a fish or a 50p? and how digging through your drawers can save the planet. It's the Dawn Chorus

We're running out of salmon. We're running out of copper. And other stories. Plus a quiz, and a house with a moat for less than £500k.

A two-bedroom cottage with a moat in the Lune Valley for less than £500,000

Thurland Cottage is the perfect small home in some of the finest English countryside, with a castle quite literally on your doorstep.

Dawn Chorus: The artwork thrown in a museum bin, Cambridge's most famous sight and the world welly wanging champion unmasked by the BBC

What is it like to grow up in a castle? Can you name Cambridge's most famous landmark? And who is the Welly Wanging World Record Holder? All this and more is revealed in today's Dawn Chorus.

A Victorian manor house with 36 acres on the edge of the Chilterns comes to the market for the first time in its history

Surrounded by 450 year old woodland, this 10-bedroom property also offers 20 stables, a three-bedroom annexe and village living in Kingston Blount.

An Easter Island eclipse, and English Heritage needs your help in looking after 1 million historical objects. Plus, the quiz of the day and more

A photographer travels to the South Pacific to grab a glorious shot of an annular eclipse, and English Heritage is asking for donations to help manage, restore and understand its immense collection. Plus, an affordable art auction during Frieze Week.

Epic beauty, sweeping grandeur and water pouring through the ceiling: What it's really like to live in your own castle, with Cosmo Linzee Gordon

Cosmo Linzee Gordon joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about his upbringing at Cluny Castle.

A gorgeous farmhouse clinging to the western edge of Britain, yet it's all set up for working from home

Penny Churchill takes a look at Messack Farmhouse, a wonderful home for sale on the Roseland Peninsula.

Ten wonderful country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life

From commutable farmhouses to a Georgian masterpiece of astonishing splendour, here's our pick of the best houses to hit the market via Country Life this week.

A 16th century castle on an 886-acre estate in the Cairngorms, and an incredible opportunity to make a real difference for generations tocome

This Aberdeenshire estate comes complete with a fairy tale 16th century castle, originally built by a powerful Scottish clan.

A Highgate hidden gem with seven bedrooms, a plethora of period interiors and a walled garden

This could easily be a country manor house. Instead, it's 500 metres from Highgate Village. The dream.

A National Trust country home to call your own (at least for the next 95 years)

The utterly beautiful Pamphill Manor in Dorset is owned by the National Trust — but they've put it on the market with one small catch.

A sweeping double staircase, stone floors and oak-panelled walls meet swimming pool and games room in this West Country mansion

Penny Churchill takes a look at Avishays House, a 17th century creation that's in the grandest tradition of the country house.

Real-life Jurassic Park tech saving the rhino, a 10-hour nature epic and take the Quiz of the Day

The man who's been trying to resurrect woolly mammoths has turned his gaze on the animals of today which need saving.

A 1,000-year-old home — the oldest continuously inhabited house in Britain — with a £5 million discount

Great Tangley Manor is one of the most beautiful — not to mention one of the oldest — homes in Surrey, and it's now seen a significant price reduction. Penny Churchill and James Fisher report.

3,600 acres on the shores of Loch Lomond in which to lose yourself and save the planet

The Stuckendroin Estate comprises enormous amounts of land on the shores of Loch Lomond, as well as two detached houses and plenty of sporting and environmental potential.

Six truly idyllic properties for sale, from idyllic seclusion to a commutable country estate, as seen in Country Life

We take a look at some of the best homes to fall under the spotlight via Country Life in the past week.

A magnificent Gothic-style home with curving staircase, a pool and a location on the site of an ancient hillfort

Trewsbury House, in a lovely spot near the source of the Thames, is a delight. Take a look inside.

A two-bedroom property overlooking a Cornish cove in which to decompress

The Cellars is a blue-stone retreat, with astounding views over the Atlantic Ocean and easy access to the South West Coast Path.

‘A magical home’ nestled in Devon’s rolling hills on sale for the first time since the late 1990s

This Grade II listed Georgian house is an idyllic set-up for a busy family. And just wait until you see what’s in the dining room…

'Like something out of a Constable painting’: A wisteria-clad waterside cottage on the market for the first time in 40 years

This Grade II listed house is on sale for the first time in more than 40 years. And if the buyer is game, there’s scope to renovate this ‘rare treasure’.