Welsh Curlews: A Million Pound Extinction?

The finishing line is in sight for the Welsh Curlew. Six years left before extinction. It's time to stop virtue signalling and get serious.

Deciphering Roles: Fishing Ghillies vs. Fishing Guides

As a fishing agent, I'm often asked what the difference is between a ghillie and a fishing guide. While the two roles are similar, there are important differences.

Unlocking the Secrets of an understated little brown bird

You can get so easily attached to certain bird species, especially when you know they are in trouble and you have found a way to help them

The perfect solution to the UK’s growing deer problem?

With deer populations soaring in the UK, many Brits face protein shortages. The Country Food Trust transforms donated venison into meal pouches with a 1-year shelf life, providing vital support to foodbanks nationwide.

Rewilding: a Great Tool but a Dangerous Religion

Rewilding is swiftly becoming a religion - a belief system with little evidence to support its claims - but is this a sane way to manage our landscapes?

The Rural Roots of Olympic Glory, With a Side of Old-fashioned Manners

How Olympic history should never forget it's rural roots, integrity, or the source of so many of our medallists

Revolutionising House Building: Timber Frame vs Traditional Methods

It is time that the building industry embraced change. Good for the planet and good for their profits. And good for government building targets.

Be part of Scribehound's future

What an exciting 10 months it’s been since we launched Scribehound. I thought it was time for an update on our journey and where we are heading next.

Woolly Wash Out: Sheep Shearing Amid Relentless Rain

It's July and it's still raining! But what impact is all this wet weather having on the shearing season?

Decoying Pigeons Sucks - Here's Why

Wood pigeons are rightly regarded as a top-tier sporting bird, but what with wasps, nettles, the need for truckloads of clobber and the quarry's uncooperative nature, decoying them can be a pain in the proverbial

From Cow Poo to Energy: A Farming Revolution

Food and water - the most essential ingredients for survival - why do governments fail to recognise their importance? and, what might be achieved with an infinite energy source!

Five Minutes in Heaven

I got bored of waiting and got lucky with hope and practical activism