Luck or destiny? You decide. - A Remarkable River Tale
We no longer hunt to survive. As apex predators, we have the luxury of simply observing nature, rather than chasing it. So what drives us in 2025 to still be in the chase?
John Miller
By connecting people to nature I hope to break the town and country 'us and them' mentality. I am a trustee for the Atlantic Salmon Trust & Curlew Action, author of What's in a Year - seasons
Wild Rivers, Lone Roads: A Solitary Highland Adventure
Join me in a mini safari around the West, North, and East coasts of Scotland, where, not wishing to add to the stress of the heat, stripping the water of its oxygen, I put my fly rod aside.
The mission to save England's chalk stream salmon from extinction
Project White Hart aims to save the English chalk stream Atlantic salmon — a living relic of the first fish to enter our nascent island millions of years ago — before it disappears forever.
From Utopia to Reality: The Harsh Truth Revealed
Public life is dominated by wishful, utopian thinking and it has to stop.
Dawn and the absence of humans makes wildlife playful and bolder
The face of the Heath by its own complexion added half an hour to evening; it could like manner retard the dawn” – Return of the Native – Thomas Hardy . …and here the garden ‘retards the dawn’, every plant and tree rooted in the night.
Are UK curlews destined to survive only on managed grouse moors?
Let me be clear from the outset: I have no commercial interest in grouse and have never been grouse shooting. This article is not about shooting.
Spring's Arrival in Iceland: Chasing the colours
Iceland's winter palette is pared back to tone and contrasting shadows. Simple browns, whites, and blacks leave space for the imagination to roam. The panorama holds its breath, suspended. As spring emerges, the sketches begin to colour in.
What are your sights, sounds and smells of Spring?
Discover what spring means to me before you create your own visualisation—find something in the countryside, an intimate discovery, that connects you to the pulse of the land.
Unveiling the Four Essential Rules for Whisky Destinations While Fishing
A direct long-haul business flight to chase spring salmon once proved my undoing—courtesy of a duty-free bottle of 100% cask single malt. Never again. We need some rules
Wild salmon are in crisis but there is hope
Concerned by salmon numbers? See what is happening in the salmon conservation world
Echoes of a sporting Christmas
Being a sporting naturalist, value is not always about the credit card—it’s about the passion, the moments, and the memories that stand the test of time."
From Passion to Progress: Reviving Atlantic Salmon Habitats
We all need to get a bit more personal about what we love