Trump’s Turnberry Durbar and Britain’s Farming Fiasco

Starmer's shiftiness has been exposed, but Clarkson's bull isn't helping!

Bells, Beer, and Britain: The Sacred Pub Connection

Explore the way we balance reverence with revelry, peculiar customs and public-spiritedness in towns and villages up and down the land.

Wild No More: How We Replaced Nature with Numbers

For more than a century we've been supplementing wild populations of certain species with artificially reared stock - but we must learn from the mistakes of the past

Country stores are dying - and it matters more than you think

Use them, or lose them... because you'll miss them when they're gone

School's Out Forever: A Tribute to Another Lost Rural School

Small schools are disappearing from Britain at an alarming rate with rural schools twice as likely to close as those in urban areas. My old primary school is the latest victim, after 147 years in our village. I went back to capture its last day.

Fly Fishing Adventures: From Chub & Barbel to Monster Roach & Grayling

But most of my early fishing was done with ‘bait’ - bread, worms, maggots and so on - for so called coarse fish. It was great fun but fishing for these species with a fly holds also holds many attractions; lets take a look!

Among the Moths & Monarchs: A Walk That Changed How I See Nature

I thought I knew my home woods well, but a morning stroll with a lepidopterist revealed new horizons.

A celebration of English cheese

‘Cheese is the secret ingredient of happiness.’ It’s a wonderful quote and even though no one is quite sure who wrote it, the sentiment is felt by millions of food lovers around the world.

Rural life at a crossroads: Who will shape its future?

How can we create a thriving rural 'ecosystem' which encourages young people to stay in the countryside – or move there?

Opening Farm Gates and Finding Myself Again

Kids on a farm, what could go wrong?

How to beat the lead ammo ban in Parliament

To defeat the government’s new lead ammunition ban will need luck, a fire-breathing MP and you won’t be popular with every shooter. From the mouths of a politician and a cartridge supplier, here’s what you need to know.

Why The Greeks Embrace Insects.

While on holiday in Lefkada I discovered why the Greeks are so much more tolerant than the British when it comes to creepy crawlies and biting bugs.