Healing Through Farming: How Life on the Farm Helped Me Find Peace

Being social was very much in my DNA, surrounded by people and thriving off connection. Until we couldn't connect anymore..

A Contemplation of Curlews

Will people walking the seawall in fifty years time still be able to see - and recognise - flight of curlew pass them against a pink and purple sky?

Hunting the Impossible: My Top 3 Hunts that will NEVER happen

I have a hunting bucketlist as long as my arm, but thanks to geopolitics some of those dreams are a step too far. Here are the top three international hunts I'll likely never go on

Salmon Fishing – is it really expensive casting practice?

A tonic to Mark Firth's ''Salmon Fishing - Expensive Casting Practice''. Look at the positive mindset required for fishing for salmon in Scotland and a warning against blinkered negativity.

Protecting Game Shooting: Our Collective and Individual Duty

As the Scouts used to say 'Be prepared'. Game shooting may well be in for a bumpy ride. What can we do individually and collectively to prepare for what may be more challenging times?

The story of a Vertically challenged Gamekeeper

My story starts off on April the first, and whilst not a wind up it may include some fools, but nonetheless it certainly makes me smile. The forthcoming 1st of April is sentimental, with an element of stars aligning, fate, call it what you will!

Proposing a ban on lead was not a very smart move

When still Dutch, I lived in London from 1964 to 1966, and thus I am well aware of being considered a Bloody Foreigner as far as commenting on British issues is concerned. Yet, I can not help myself, and feel it necessary to criticize the supposedly “pro shooting” organizations in

Britain's Resident Woodcock - Can We Reverse the Decline?

Is there anything that can reverse the decline of our resident woodcock? And how can we justify shooting woodcock to ourselves, our family and the general public?

Blackthorn, Billhooks and Protest - Hedges and What They Really Mean

In this episode of Beyond the Hedge, Patrick Galbraith learns about hedges and what they mean. With the help of enclosure expert Dr Leonard Bake and hedgelayer Richard Negus Patrick discovers that the history of the hedge is thorny and very political

It's time we Woke up.

We're a cultural minority - but we don't know who we are.

Protesting Farmers Must Distance Themselves from Conspiracy Theorists

Farmers have plenty to be angry about, but does association with some questionable figures and views risks undermining their message? Anna Jones and I dig a little deeper into the topic

Rural Crisis in Wales: Ignored Farmers and Impending Financial Loss

Analysis of the impact of the Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales has revealed the intention of the Welsh government to impose a major cut to average farm incomes. Welsh farmers feel that their government is turning a blind eye to the consequences.