The essentially Victorian sporting week of whisky, fireside conversation, a first salmon and a long stalk on the hill still thrives today – along with the chance to have a…
THE FIELD
From lough to loch and father to offspring
When Charles Rangeley-Wilson was a boy, he spent his summers fishing the far-flung loughs of Co Kerry for trout. Sneakily, via their stomachs, he’s passed his love of lake-angling to…
Shooting: Westley Richards gunmaker
William Richards set up shop as a gunmaker three years before Waterloo, but it was under his son Westley and his appointees that the family firm became synonymous with all…
Chicken, leek and pearl barley broth
Chicken soup recipe
Rabbit shooting
Jonathan Young goes rabbit shooting, with woodcock and insanely high partridges to keep him busy too.
G&WCT issues grey partridge guidelines
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (G&WCT) has now issued guidelines on how to foster grey partridges in suitable areas.
CPSA develops GSCE qualification in claypigeon shooting
The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association (CPSA) has developed a GCSE in clay-target shooting.
Danger signals
Deadly, alien crayfish are killing our endangered native species. We must act now to nip the problem in the bud, says Mike Daunt.
Honeybees in decline
The honeybee population has experienced a sharp decline this year. This is due, in a large part, to the wet summer of 2007 and spring of 2008 and will not…
The oyster is their world
Rock off down to the Whitstable Oyster Festival and be seduced by the produce of Kent's pearl. Katie Dashwood's desire to find out more is aroused.