The Sacrifice of the Peasant to the Hare

Conservation once served the aristocracy. Does the talk of badgers, beavers and wolves do the same?

Why Birds Fly

(And how the dinosaurs never went away)

Why Venison Is Suddenly the Hottest Meat in Town

It isn't all due to the brilliant work of the Eat Wild team, there is a sad reason why people are turning to venison.

Banning Burns and Lead: Has Britain Gone Bonkers?

Has the UK gone officially mad ? Let me first start by agreeing with everyone who points out that my country, the USA, is without a doubt in completely certifiable territory. But in some areas we have to worry less, fieldsports among them. It pains me to say, but Mr. Trump

Scars

Scars are field notes written on skin: rough, imperfect, but proof a life was lived in full. Out here the land leaves its margin notes too—scratched in mud, inked by wire, pencilled by weather. Messy perhaps, but they make the story sing.

Unsung Conservationists: Farms, Fields, and Quiet Triumphs

A new award seeks to recognise the best of practical nature conservation; keyboard warriors need not apply.

Woodcock, worms, and wheelbarrows.

How a casual observation led to a piece of citizen science that lifted the lid on the link between woodcock and soil health.

LIVESTREAM - Bulldozer Economics, Fairies, Mast Years and Tweedwashing

Join the livestream for a look back at some of October's highlights

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.

Restoring Hope to Hunting: Why the Fight Isn’t Over

This month's column doubles up as my closing Speech to the Hunting Kind Conference in London today. The title of my talk, given to me by the organisers, is the restoration of hope to the hunting community.

Deer by post - the tremendous joy of shifting venison

A venison pie has made me question everything I thought I believed about pies, and my relationship with deer themselves

The history of Britain's rural nomads

Today we mostly think of homelessness as an urban phenomenon, but Britain has a deep and fascinating history of rural homelessness too.