Climate Change is the Biggest Threat to Our Farmed Landscapes

The challenges facing Britain's farmers are legion. But extreme weather is by far the biggest threat to our food security.

A New Chapter in the Scribehound Countryside Story

We've got a new look, and new features for you to enjoy

The Beltie That Broke the Rules... and my spirit

Things go wrong in farming... it's a fact of life. But sometimes problems strike right at the root of who we are as farmers, and maybe it's time we

Dirt, Disputes, and the Joys of Growing Your Own

Why growing your own food is never as simple as it looks.

Why Partridge Shoots May Be Saving Our Wild Uplands

But for how much longer?

Woolmen Sheep Drive: London’s Quirkiest Tradition Returns

Nothing quite prepared me for one of the barmiest, most spectacular and wonderfully uplifting days of my life – the annual London Sheep Drive.

The rules of the game

Our failure to eat the birds we kill represents an existential threat to the future of shooting. Here’s how to stop the rot.

LIVESTREAM: What does the Budget mean for the countryside?

Join our livestream as we look at what Rachel Reeves' Budget statement means for nature, farming and rural communities

Is industrial fly-tipping coming to a field near you?

A massive illegal waste dump beside the River Cherwell has triggered alarm in Oxfordshire. Join our livestream as we unpack the scale of the crime, the cost to taxpayers and the environment, and ask who should be held to account

Winter is Coming

It really is this time!

Would hunting and shooting be half as fun without the winter chill?

Is getting chilblains and being soaked to the bone half the joy of field sports – or is there an argument for relocating some rural pursuits to the summer months?

Improve mental health with regular beating!

Without beaters, there's no driven shooting. But without driven shooting, all the huge benefits of the beating line are lost forever!