A stalwart of the Pytchley and accomplished team chaser, Lydia Cope leads an equestrian life to the full – with nothing keeping her from the saddle
The Field
Sporting Wagers: The York Ebor Festival
Bookmaker Fitzdares looks back through the history books of this four-day race meeting held at York racecourse, to find out who has featured on the roll call of past winners
The rise (and rise) of the fox-red labrador
Once shunned in favour of the ubiquitous black, the fox-red labrador is now becoming increasingly popular, as Giles Catchpole relates
Why swifts are a true delight of summer (and what we need to do to protect them)
A sky filled with shrieking, swooping swifts is one of the true delights of summer. But it is one we need to work hard to protect, says David Tomlinson
Parliamentary thumbs up for grouse shooting
Westminster recognised the value of driven grouse shooting when it debated a Wild Justice petition to ban the sport on Monday, June 21. Only two MPs supported a ban, with…
Parliament to debate grouse shooting
Parliament will discuss the future of driven grouse shooting on 21 June. The much delayed debate follows a petition to ban the sport launched by Chris Packham’s Wild Justice group…
Summer pigeon shooting: an experience to test the best
With long days to savour, Will Garfit invites you to join him in a pigeon hide to experience the thrilling combination of testing sport and pest control
The Household Cavalry: perfect on parade after a strange year
There may not be the usual Trooping the Colour this year, but a new crop of horses is keeping the Household Cavalry as busy as ever, says Eleanor Doughty
July 2021
Steel shot – Vintage guns, new ammunition; Perfectly planned – How to host the best sort of shoot day; Irish origins – King of Diamonds, sire of the modern hunter;…
Why are nightingales disappearing from the British countryside?
Its song has inspired poets, musicians and romantics, but the sound of this woodland bird is disappearing from the British countryside. David Tomlinson finds out why