Has there ever been a bird quite so mysterious, fascinating and controversial as the humble Hen Harrier? I take a look at this sleek predator of vole, songbird and grouse, and study its fates and fortunes over the years.
The start of the hunting season is heralded by thrills, spills, mud and plenty of port
We spend an awful lot of time and money on our dogs, yet us first-time dog owners seem determined to undermine all of that by being... impatient.
In the fight over the future of land management it is easy to attribute blinkered perspectives to people who oppose our views when sometimes we need to check that our own positioning isn't being driven by a lack of objectivity or outright tribalism.
Sometimes, the most seemingly ordinary person has, in fact, the most extraordinary story. Such has been my discovery as I’ve entered the homes and lives of hundreds of families on my travels.
It has been many decades since I had the incentive to get fit. What better way to improve things than a fortnightly yomp with stick or gun in the challenging geological folds of East Hampshire?
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The Tale of Two Golden Plover, or how incompetence never stood in the way of success in the conservation industry
Ecosystem breakdown is far more dangerous than climate change.
A group of British farmers have launched a campaign to raise funds for essential shearing equipment to support Balkan farmers who are struggling to shear their sheep.
On Budget day I took a trip to Westminster to meet Rupert Lowe, one of only three farmers serving as MPs. What I learned from him needs to be heard, we are in trouble, big trouble.
A simplistic overview of a fiendishly complicated policy. But for some lucky landowners a treasure chest awaits.
There is much more to a shooting suit than is obvious to the untrained eye, as I learned far too late