The Walnuts of Uzbekistan: "Harvest Home" in Central Asia

As autumn sweeps into Uzbekistan, the ancient walnut groves of the Nuratau mountains come alive to the busy sights and sounds of eager people at work on the harvest.

The Long Lost English (and Welsh) Truffle

Truffle hunting is a dark art, with practitioners across Europe carefully guarding their spots against rivals. I went out to hunt wild, Welsh truffles with a professional - and found that there is a long, English history of truffle hunting.

I also walked by night

We know poaching is often ugly, cruel and sometimes violent but many in their youth had a romanticised view of those who ignored the game laws. And I was one of them

Fear Of Missing Out

Realities and observations of social media marketing, cancel culture, keyboard warriors and the effect this has on our mental health, decision making, spending and attitude towards the outdoors.

Technology vs Fieldcraft

Where does the line lie between most ‘effective and efficient means' of dispatching our quarry, and having an unfair advantage through modern technology?

From Neolithic Tombs to Trick or Treat: Origins of Samhain

Sometimes Hallowe'en can feel obnoxiously modern, but the roots of this tradition go way back, potentially even to our Neolithic forebears...so go on, grab a pumpkin and get carving, there are demons and ghosts to scare away.

The Legacy of 'Sporting Naturalists' uniting Nature and Field Sports

To stand on a pheasant drive with someone who has no relationship with nature is a dismal experience that does not bode well for the future.

The Venison Men: Championing the Meat of the Future

Are more deer managers transforming their passion for venison into thriving side projects and businesses?

The decline of Autumn salmon: A tale of change

The only thing we can all agree on is that Autumn run salmon have almost entirely disappeared in the last decade. The cause, and the solution, are much less certain.

Save Our Orchards: The Fight for British Apples

We are in the midst of the British apple harvest, yet you wouldn’t know it from what is displayed on my local supermarket’s shelves. Crate after crate is filled with apples from far flung countries like New Zealand, Australia, South Africa.

A very British "Fish of a Lifetime"

Many anglers bemoan the spectacular decline of our trout and salmon fisheries in the UK, but we do have a least one world class fly fishery... and it's getting better

Political correctness is killing Scotland's greatest bird

How woke quangocrats, the cash-soaked RSPB, and Scotland's inept politicians are driving capercaillie to extinction