What is a folly? At times it seems as though there are as many definitions as there are follies themselves. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as: ‘A costly ornamental…
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Fishing the Flow Country
The Lowlands beyond the Highlands’ is an often used description of Caithness. But while the ‘Kingdom of the Cats’, which is surrounded by the mountains of Sutherland to the south…
How to prepare for the Hunting Season
Have you looked at your boots since last Season? When did you last leave the ground? Have you spoken to the farmer whose rails got broken? Summer still has that…
Ragley Estate – An Exclusive Venue
The panamas may have been put away and the trade stands dismantled after a wonderfully successful Game Fair, but that doesn’t mean life winds down on the Ragley Estate in…
High days at Belvoir
It’s a rare thing to find, that balance of history and modernity; opulence and functionality, but sitting atop a hill in the eponymous vale, Belvoir Castle does just that. The…
Sporting Diana: Lucinda Ticehurst
An ‘L’ plate was stitched on to my hat silk when I rode my first Shetland. At five years old I thought this stood for ‘Lucinda’ but it wasn’t long…
Binoculars for precision vision in the field
Do you need a rifle scope for a day’s sport on the hill, a spotting scope to count game, or a set of high-performance binoculars to simply enjoying breathtaking scenery?…
The garron – the workhorse of the Highlands
The garron pony is as much a symbol of Scotland’s sporting heritage as it is a modern working animal, doughtily getting to places that the Argo can’t reach, and a…
September 2023
The Field’s September issue is bursting at the seams with carefully curated, exclusive content from the very best writers and leading experts in the world of fieldsports. This month we…
Six of the best equestrian properties
Equestrian properties are hard to find at the best of times however these six come with all the bells and whistles to ensure that everything is catered for. SIX OF…