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Wild rabbit rolls

Traditional game may be out of season but rabbits are still in a field near you to hunt and gather for an epicurean feast, says Mike Robinson Read more

A master-class in pigeon-shooting

There are few exceptional pigeon-shots around. Elizabeth Walton spends a day with the best of them. Read more

Salade de bergère

Mike Robinson has an Alpine offering for the summer months. Read more

The plight of the butterfly

Many of the UK’s butterflies are under threat but, thanks to Butterfly Conservation, it is not all doom and gloom. Deirdre Shields is all of a flutter. Read more

Butterflies in decline

Deirdre Shields lists 10 butterfly species that have declined over the past 40 years. Read more

Butterflies that are doing well

Deirdre Shields lists butterfly species that have done well in the past 40 years. Read more

A shoot with the Exe factor

It's not only the birds that hit the heights at Powderham Castle. The guns are even more ambitious, as Rory Knight Bruce discovers. Read more

Farming mint

Sir Michael Colman is as keen as mustard to keep his farm in mint condition and produce
single-estate peppermint oil and tea. Read more

Linguini with Brixham crab

The brown crab seems to be doing well at the moment; certainly there never seems to be a shortage. So why not make a meal out of it? Read more

Ancient trees grow with ancient families

Thanks to lack of revolution and invasion, Britain has more ancient trees than any other country in northern Europe.Elizabeth Walton discovers the family trees of the Dukes of Abercorn, Argyll and Norfolk and Viscount Blakenham. Read more