EXMOORTHE COUNTRY MAGAZINE

ISSUE No. 56 Autumn 2011 £2.95www.theexmoormagazine.com

For everyone who loves Exmoor, the Quantocks & surrounding area

Geocaching BAMPTON D J Miles ARAB HORSES Farmers’ Markets GARDENS

ARTS & CulTuRESomerset Art Weeks Ten Parishes FestivalDevon Open Studios

FREE INSIDE!Food Festival Map& 16 extra pages

Timber!Nettlecombe Oak

Woodland PlayschemesChildren’s leaf Trail

A kayak, a five-star break and tickets to see the Spanish Riding School of Vienna!

WIN PRIZES

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Cover: Exmoor Pony by Adam Burton.www.adamburtonphotography.com

The caption to last issue's cover image should have read: Holdstone Down looking towards Combe Martin.

Autumn 2011Contents

4 In the News

14 Farming Talk: The Future of Our Farmers' Markets by Tony James

17 Profile: Derek Miles by Malcolm Rigby

23 Country Matters: The Red Kite by Trevor Beer

24 Indian Summer Jane Mares

29 Bampton's Daily Bread Frances Nicholson

33 Eating Out: The Poltimore Arms Adrian Tierney-Jones

34 Taste of Exmoor: On Fire About Food Simon Dawson extols the virtues of smoking

37 Smoked Recipes Anne Petch of Heal Farm

41 A Brace of Food Walks Bryan Cath covers two of the Exmoor Food Festival's Food Walks: Selworthy Beacon to Hindon Farm and Tarr Steps via Winsford Hill

46 Environment Tim Stokes explains the Low Carbon Exmoor project

48 The Arts Somerset Art Weeks, Ten Parishes Festival & Devon Open Studios

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Competitions! Win two tickets to see the Spanish Riding School! Plus winter woollies, prizes from the West Somerset Railway & Monkton Elm Garden Centre when you subscribe for yourself or as a gift on our website! See page 6.

Win a Five-Star Break at The Heatherville B&BSee page 10.

Love Canoeing? WIN A FABULOUS FATYAK! See page 64.

Win £20 in our crossword competition. See page 88.

52 Nettlecombe Oak & Somerset's Gabriel by Sandy Francis

59 The Woodland Play Centre at Crowcombe Mel Roach

63 Past Times: The Museum of Somerset Hilary Binding

67 Active Exmoor: Geocaching Laura Holt

71 Property Bridget Froud

73 Interiors: Living for Colour Elaine Pearce meets the Jelleys

77 Books: News & Reviews Compiled by Hilary Binding

79 Garden Notes Kevin Croucher on pruning for autumn

80 Endymion Beer’s Family Page Uncle Willow in the woods

82 Gardens: The Walled Gardens of Cannington Rosemary Lauder

84 In the Stableyard: The Arabian Horse on Exmoor Cindy Cowling

86 My Favourite Horse

88 Crossword

90 Well Being Ruth Reynolds asks what happens as our parents approach older age?

93 Exmoor Diary

96 Final Paws Victoria Eveleigh meets Search & Rescue dogs Rusty and Storm

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