Browse by county

Six counties, one working landscape.

The Welsh Borders sit between two nations and four National Character Areas. Each county below profiles its rural enterprise base — a placeholder overview for now, to be replaced with commissioned copy.

Herefordshire7 records

England's westernmost rural county — cider orchards, hop yards, black-and-white villages, and a livestock economy anchored on Hereford cattle. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.

Shropshire6 records

From the Long Mynd to the Marches — a working landscape of hill farms, market towns and heritage industry. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.

Worcestershire3 records

Vale of Evesham market gardens, Malvern Hills spring line and a corridor of food producers between the Severn and the Avon. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.

Powys2 records

The largest Welsh county by area — sheep country, forestry, and the mid-Wales cluster of makers and smallholders. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.

Monmouthshire0 records

The Wye and Usk valleys — vineyards, artisan food, equestrian enterprise and country estates on the English border. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.

Gloucestershire1 record

Forest of Dean and Severn Vale — cider, cheese, timber and a strong rural craft economy. Placeholder intro; copy to follow.