EXMOOR THE COUNTRY MAGAZINE
PINE MARTENS
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www.exmoormagazine.co.uk
ISSUE No. 72 Autumn 2015 ÂŁ3.20
ARCHAEOLOGY OF HILL FARMING
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Contents
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NEWS
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DOWN MEMORY LANE It's Show Time! In Conversation with William and Henry Dart Sean Beer
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Trevor Beer
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Jane A. Mares
Cover: Watersmeet by Craig Joiner.
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PROFILE Lisette de Roche Tony James
RECIPES Cross Lane House Charlee Todd
TASTE OF EXMOOR Blueberry Fields Mel Roach
FARMING The Archaeology of Hill Farming on Exmoor Rob Wilson-North
COUNTRY MATTERS The Pine Marten Life of the Ash
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TOAST OF EXMOOR Crediton Coffee Company Adrian Tierney Jones
LUNCH Squires of Braunton Elaine Pearce
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COAST Braunton Burrows: North Devon's Hidden Treasure Avril Stone
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72 WALKING Wandering Around Wiveliscombe Sue Viccars
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HOMES Our Woodland House Anna & Pete, The Bulworthy Project
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Bryan Cath
76 ACTIVE EXMOOR Rugby Malcolm Rigby
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FAMILY PAGE Uncle Willow Investigates Sand Dunes
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ECOLOGY Autumn Leaf Fall
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ARTS NEWS
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ARTS Roadwater Painter Sue Onley
Endymion Beer
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LANDSCAPES Call of the Waterfall Jane A. Mares
Michelle Werrett
Lucy Large
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PROPERTY Investing for Retirement Bridget Froud
CROSSWORD
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GARDENS Civic Plantings in Minehead Rosemary FitzGerald
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Tony James
BOOKS: NEWS & REVIEWS
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GARDEN NOTES Dog-proofing Your Garden Becky & Andrew Coleman
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COMPETITION Win a Training Weekend for You and Your Horse
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IN THE STABLEYARD Local Hero: Balthazar King Tony James
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Jill Headford
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Compiled by Katy Charge
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LAWHORSE New Act Now in Force AUTUMN DIARY FINAL PAWS We Winter in Spain Mary Bromiley
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