Born in the East Midlands and now residing in the dales of West Yorkshire, Anthony Phillips has always had a deep interest in countryside matters. After a diverse career spanning agriculture, horticulture, arboriculture, greenkeeping, and floristry, he retired as a lecturer in horticulture and organic production. Ben is an avid birdwatcher and passionately engaged with all things rural.
Brian, an antique dealer with a long-standing fascination for the seventeenth century, stumbles upon an auction for a 1650s cottage in a remote location. Captivated by its period charm, he buys it sight unseen, fully aware that the property is uninhabitable.This centuries-old cottage, unoccupied for...