Megan Boyd became famous in her lifetime as a tyer of the most beautiful and effective salmon flies. She died at a nursing home in Golspie in 2001 but was…
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Recipe: Tunworth with truffles, pickled girolle mushrooms and buckler sorrel
1 whole Tunworth cheese or similar camembert-type cheese 5g (1⁄4oz) fresh truffle, sliced A little white truffle oil For the pickled girolles 500ml (171⁄2fl oz) white wine vinegar 2 bay…
WIN front row tickets for the CLA Game Chef competition
This year the CLA at Blenheim Palace will host the CLA Game Chef of the Year competition in association with The Field. And we are giving away three pairs of…
Gamekeepers praised for conservation of merlin
The British Trust for Ornithology’s Atlas data shows that merlin numbers have significantly increased on moorland managed by gamekeepers in the last 20 years and conversly fallen by a similar…
Nic Fiddian-Green at Masterpiece London
Masterpiece is a show like no other and this year has brought the artistic process as well as its product to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Sladmore Gallery has recreated…
Fly-Fishing for Shark in the UK
It seems that, every year, the boundaries of fly-fishing are being pushed back around the world. It may sound slightly daft to compare fly-fishing with, say, off-piste skiing, but it…
The RS Surtees Society Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of his Death
Among the library of sporting publications bequeathed to me by my father is a complete set of Robert Smith Surtees’ fictional works: Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities; Handley Cross; Hillingdon Hall;…
Recipe: Pressed Terrine of Yorkshire Gammon with Quail Egg, Spiced Pineapple Pickle and Mustard Seed Dressing
Pressed Terrine of Yorkshire Gammon with Quail Egg, Spiced Pineapple Pickle and Mustard Seed Dressing Makes one terrine: 10 slices 3 ham knuckles 350g-400g (12oz-14oz) each, pre-soaked for 12 hours…
When to drink sherry? Every day
The joint was jumping and there wasn’t a vicar or maiden aunt to be seen. At least, I didn’t spot one. But you never know with vicars these days. Or…
Swarovski Optik El Range
Shoot successfully and accurately on even terrain as well as uphill or downhill. Swarovski Optik’s unique angle shot programme called SWAROAIM is integrated into every EL Range allowing you to…