The first shot ever fired as part of the modern Olympics was at the inaugural 1896 Games in Athens in the 200-metre military rifle competition. It wasn’t fired by the…
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For visitors to The Game Fair this weekend: the must-dos and not-to-be-missed experiences
The Game Fair offers a treasure trove of experiences and among the most captivating is falconry. With a rich history stretching back thousands of years, it’s the longest-surviving fieldsport in…
The Value of Shooting report 2024
Published by a consortium of 24 leading rural organisations, including BASC, the Value of Shooting report 2024 sets out in detail the benefits the shooting sector brings to the UK…
August 2024
The season begins with a bang in The Field’s bumper August issue. Serena Cross reports from a small but perfectly formed North Pennine grouse shoot combining the very best of…
July 2024
The Field’s July issue is a bumper, double edition as it also includes a free copy of our inaugural The Field Junior, a stand-alone magazine aimed at readers aged eight…
D-Day: 80th anniversary
In the grey dawn of D-Day, 6 June 1944, 20-year-old Trooper Lawrence Burn’s 35-tonne DD (duplex-drive) Sherman tank, its flotation screen raised, edged down the ramp of the landing craft…
June 2024
The Field’s June issue is a Best of British special; full to the brim with features championing this great isle, as well as our usual top-notch content. Allan Mallinson tells…
May 2024
The May issue of The Field is our fishing special as John Bailey extols the sheer joy of catching super-sized brown trout, Jo Caird reveals how removing weirs is transforming waterways for…
The best picnic blankets around picked out by The Field
Picnic blankets help bring together two of the great joys of life: good food and the great outdoors. With the arrival of spring our minds turn to picnics, sports days,…
Asparagus is the best of British
Green, white, steamed or raw, with a hint of butter or doused in hollandasie; now is the time to eat as much as possible. We love it.