Breaking Perceptions: Fitness & Fieldsports Working Together

As a coach of strongmen and a lover of the countryside, I want to bring them together in a powerful way

Greenwashing, Larceny and Greed: The Golden Age of Commercial Foraging

Commercial foraging once promised purity, provenance and profit - but behind the wild garlic and sea kale lay a world of muddy legality, food safety headaches, and ecological grey areas. A brief and peculiar chapter in Britain’s food story.

When the Tyranny of Virtue threatens to distort policy.

Heated disputes between academics are not new, but when legitimate concerns are voiced within academia regarding flaws in the reviewing and presentation of science for policy making, government must seek an independent review.

Far from the madding crowd - and then a little bit farther

Being alone with nature in this crowded island is easy - so long as you're prepared to walk and get up early.

Choose Compassion: Why UK Meat is the Ethical Choice

Following on from the announcement of a US trade deal, I shout from the rooftops why we need to support British produce

‘Dog People Know’; A Journey Through Grief

When a simple New Year’s resolution—to never pass a roadside “Fresh Eggs for Sale” sign—leads to unexpected human moments, it also teaches a grieving dog owner a deeper lesson: to pause for small kindnesses, both in life and in loss. A tribute to Gat

Bonfire of the Banalities

Both ‘sides’ in a debate that shouldn’t even have sides at all make crude assumptions that then become precious truths.

Discovering Joy in Downsizing: A Family Farm Legacy

The importance of family farms and the ups and downs of leaving ours.

My Beef is Greener Than Your Avocados

The case for rehabilitating the reputation of ruminants, those much maligned agents of a regenerative revolution.

The Man Who Discovered The Stone Age

John Frere is a name few will have heard of, but this largely forgotten Suffolk Squire was the first man to comprehend the true antiquity of mankind.

Moments of Awakening: Connecting with Nature on the Farm

Searching for my own farming epiphany moment, I realised little ones are happening all the time.

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.