The competition closes tonight at 23:59 Friday the 31st July

The Countryfile Calendar photographic competition for 2021 is now open for entries. The theme for the 2021 Countryfile Calendar competition is ‘Bright and Beautiful’, and whether you’re in the countryside or the city, the judges want to see your interpretation of ‘Bright and Beautiful’ right from your doorstep.

John Craven will be chairing the judging panel and is once again joined by Simon King the wildlife cameraman and Cerys Matthews the musician and broadcaster. Together they’ll choose their favourite 12 photographs before they let you decide which of them is the overall winner which will feature on the cover of the 2021 Countryfile calendar.

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THE HIDE , PHEASANT

The Hide , Monday 5th June 2023 Chop , chop. It’s a day of cutting paths , or should I say recutting existing paths , the meadow is growing at a phenomenal rate. I also managed to get a few snaps of wildlife and one of our regular visitors has me a little worried. A…

by phans66 June 5, 2023

The Magpie

The Magpie ( Pica pica ) Words and pictures by Peter Hanscomb The Eurasian Magpie , more commonly known as just the Magpie ( Pica pica ) is a member of the crow family and undoubtedly one of the most intelligent and curious of all birds likely to visit our gardens. Magpies are deeply embedded…

by phans66 June 2, 2023

THE MOLE

The Mole , Talpa euopaea Moles are a regular visitor at the Meadow Hide , we have never seen one which is normal but the evident there , with their distinctive mole hills periodically appearing in the grass path to the hide. The mole is a small mammal that spends most of it’s life underground…

by phans66 May 31, 2023May 7, 2023