Guardians of God's Acre: Dog Whippers and the Sacred Canine Chaos

Rural churches now sit as quiet, lonely relics of a busier countryside, but they were once scenes of raucous action, creating the need for a unique job role - The Dog Whipper.

Life, Death and Sheep: A Burial and New Beginnings

Where there is livestock, there will be deadstock. Ideally by choice, but not always...and these instances will always prompt a degree of musing about the certainties of life.

Silent Streets

Where have all the people gone? Reflections on the emptying out of an English hamlet

The 600km Camel-back Desert Trek Celebrating Bedouin Culture

For many of us in the UK preserving culture means historic buildings and monuments, but for the Emiratis, whose roots are nomadic, it takes something a bit more intrepid

The Morning After: Navigating the Hazards of New Year's

How to make it through the celebrations and the consequences

OFWAT the Movie: A Dramatic Proposition to solve the Water Crisis

Have peaceful protest marches had their day... and is the most effective current tactic to galvanise public opinion over the Privatised Water Scandal - and maybe the Farmer's IHT Relief debacle and other issues too - staring us squarely in the face?

The Dos and Don'ts of a Hunt Ball: Dance floors & other banana skins

Hunt Balls are a highlight of the hunting season. Whether you’re a seasoned table dancing veteran or you're wearing a green ribbon preparing for your first, here is a guide to some Do's and Don'ts, as they can be as treacherous as the going.

Rural Britain in Crisis: An Urgent Message to No. 10

Government apparatchiks should get hands-on experience of the countryside before they meddle with the way it is managed

From Passion to Progress: Reviving Atlantic Salmon Habitats

We all need to get a bit more personal about what we love

Just this once, Chris Packham is right

I am afraid to say that shooting’s most high-profile critic makes a very decent point about woodcock

Wolves snapping at the sledge. Farming's fight for a future.

Will the most ideological government of all time prevail?

Harnessing the Magic: A festive tale of reindeer and horses

While Father Christmas's reindeer are busy flying his sleigh full of presents around the world, you might find other animals in harness a bit closer to home