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

The Friction Point - When Should the Picking-Up Team Step In?

From packs of spaniels wheeling on command like a shoal of fish to the chaos of multiple undertrained labradors with an overzealous owner, if there's a flashpoint on a shoot day it's often after the drive is over.

Navigating depression, falling in love and embracing a new chapter

As I prepare to leave Scotland for a new life in Australia, I reflect on two transformative years—travelling the world, facing depression, and finding love. The highs, the lows, and the invaluable lessons that have shaped my journey.

When is a Stick not a Stick?

From rural multi-tool to religious symbol to cultural artefact - there's much more to country sticks than meets the eye

Reindeer rides and festive traditions: Christmas at Cotswold Farm Park

The bright red decorations are up, shop windows dazzle with festive treasures, there's a certain spice in the air and the unmistakable scent of pine fills the house...

Lessons from the Farm: Raising a Free-Thinking Daughter

Having our daughter has made us evaluate what's important, and what we hope farming will teach her.

Who wants to be a Heartbroken Millionaire?

As a farmer, is using social media to convey our post budget blues helping us win hearts and minds or just giving ammunition to our strongest opponents?

Mental health: A personal journey through the countryside

The therapeutic effects of reconnecting with our hunter-gatherer DNA may not be well understood, but there is no question that they are real.

Government spends three times its farm tax raid on buying land

Rachel Reeves says she will raise £130 million a year through tax on the forced sale of family farms. Strangely, in its latest report, the government announces it spent £380 million in a single year on… buying farms.