From Purple Heather to Snowy Landscapes: The Winter Transformation

A journey with the wildlife of the Pennines through the autumnal and wintery months

The Beltie-boom: are pretty cows the answer to our problems?

Belted galloways have probably never been more popular across the UK, but is "going native" for nature really all it's cracked up to be?

A little coarse and very maggoty

Forget dry flies and chilled Sancerre - winter river fishing demands hot tea, floats and a pint or two of wrigglers

Majestic Tiree: Birds, Bonds, and Barbed Wire

Shooting and sociability have always gone together, but there's nothing more bonding than sharing sporting moments when the variability of Hebridean weather and hunting over rough terrain are thrown into the mix.

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