Unveiling the Patriotic Duty of Tree Planting Today

We are told we must plant trees and more trees but how should we plant? Do we plant our amenity woodlands to help conservation and wildlife?

British Big Cats: Scientists Discover Sabre-tooth in UK Countryside

Astonishing discovery confirms existence of remnant population of native big cats which have clung on since the last ice age

Why banning hunting is like banning snogging

A new book argues that people can’t be taught not to do what’s hardwired into them. Hunting Ethics: A Personal Journey is Nick Fox’s life’s work on the subject. Charlie interviews Nick.

A countryman's journey: From hunting to family safari adventures

As age creeps up on you, you suddenly find yourself pondering some of life's bigger questions. And although life as we know it may have changed irrevocably in so many ways, there is some reassurance in knowing that certain things never change.

Finding Balance on the Farm: A Farmer's Wife's Evolution

Finding my feet while losing touch at the farm

Food Security: could I make a self-sufficient 'farmonara'?

Our food system is increasingly insecure, so I've been thinking about self-sufficiency: just how realistic is it? Could I create a classic carbonara using only ingredients I can grow, rear, or make myself?

Springtime for the Shepherd

The how, when, where, why and what the hell of lambing. An attempt to explain this uniquely peculiar time of year.

Debunking the Myth: Wolves, Trees, and Carbon Sequestration

A recent study suggested that reintroducing wolves could help sequester 100 millions tonnes of CO2... can that really be true?

Time For The Dark Arts

In the wake of the Labour government's attacks on family farms we have protested, lobbied and blockaded, yet to no avail. Is it now time to adopt a new strategy to win our battle with the Starmer regime?

Paradise Lost

The irony is that Scottish foxes have lost too

The Cotswold Lion: Wool, Wealth, and the Wonders of Spring

‘In like a lion and out like a lamb.’ That ancient piece of weather lore about March seems to ring true every year...

It's not about the fish - it's about the fishing

Why is it, that I for one is a passionate fly fisher. How can I mobilize the joy of expectation and the sleepless nights before a day by the river? I rarely catch a fish