Pubs and wildfowling clubs: The countryside needs people

Patrick Galbraith thinks about renting a cottage but finds that it comes with an unusual condition

Forgotten By Westminster: Who Will Speak Up For The Countryside?

I live in the Waveney Valley, England’s largest and most rural constituency. I meet the parliamentary candidates here who believe they can shake up Westminster and become the 'voice of the countryside'.

Rishi invited me to No.10 but I Turned Him Down. Here's Why

An unexpected email left me with a dilemma - to attend an event at Downing St, or maintain my integrity

Nature recovery - something has to change

On the eve of the Restore Nature Now march, why are there no shooting, gamekeeping or major farming organisations involved?

We can be heroes...just for one day

Being a sports journalist has allowed me to meet sporting heroes from all walks of life. Competition angling has it's own unique breed of them too. But why don't they inspire more people to take up our brilliant sport as it struggles to grow?

Shaping the Future of Shooting: Rally Clays and Rivalries

Delays in the licensing system are killing the gun trade, but shooting must embrace change if it wants to survive.

Government plan to ‘re-sea’ North Somerset

For rewilding on steroids, look at Somerset. The government believes that nuclear power station Hinkley Point will kill 800 acres of fish. It wants owner EDF to offset that by flooding 800 acres of land with sea water. It wants EDF to re-sea the land

Suncream Reality Check: Personal Skin Cancer Experience Revealed

I discuss my skin cancer diagnosis, with photos and question why country people are so adverse to putting suncream on.

The Swift and its fleeting visit to our shores

Many people don’t realise that the swift is only with us here in the British isles for only 3 months of the year; from May to July, staying on average for only 100 days.

How to Survive Royal Ascot

As the great and the good of the racing world decend upon Ascot for the Royal Meeting, here's a Scribehound guide to surviving the week more or less unscathed

Against the Odds: Why Great Anglers Are Invariably Great Optimists

Without belief, fishing is a bit of a hopeless exercise. And with the right attitude, occasionally miracles do happen.

Tick Troubles: A Rural Perspective on a Growing Issue

A once-rare pest is becoming horribly widespread. Where have they come from, and what on earth can be done? The options seem very limited.