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.

Solar Parks or Farmland? The Debate about a Changing Countryside

Red oxide days to solar arrays.

Farewell to Jilly, the Queen of country fiction

With the passing of Dame Jilly Cooper, we have lost a true countrywoman

Why Autumn’s Wild Harvest Is a Seasonal Treasure Trove

As summer gives way to autumn the woods, hedgerows and orchards are groaning with berries, nuts, and fruits - its a time of plenty for foragers, livestock and wild animals alike

Every time you say you don't believe in fairies, a fairy dies.

Why Grown-ups still whisper thanks to the fairies. The magic of nature and the stories we still tell.

Will Banning Cool Burning Ignite Even Bigger Wildfires?

Can a blocked gully stop wildfire in its tracks? According to Natural England, yes, it can.

Is the future of the countryside safe in the hands of Gen Z?

They get stick for being woke snowflakes addicted to TikTok, K-Pop and Fortnite. But have you ever spent three days in a field with Gen Z? I did recently. And they surprised me.

Talking Billhooks in London

1851 was the year when Britain began to forget the countryside. I asked our finest agricultural writers to help our nation remember.

Are Fishing Competitions the Key to Tuna Conservation?

Is competition in fieldsports and fishing healthy for conservation? Or are these two worlds in total opposition to each other? The recent UK Bluefin Tuna Championship has been pilloried by the anti-brigade. But are they totally missing the point?

The Wash: Britain’s Wildest Estuary Faces a Reckoning

The Wash spans 150,000 acres and is one of the UK’s last great wildernesses. It faces an uncertain future with threats of inappropriate development and the effects of climate change.

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.