The achievements of the RSBP’s nature reserves are well known, while the excellent conservation work happening on private land and individual farms and estates is often forgotten. Joe Dimbleby tells…
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Sporting Dianas: Polly Portwin
A former Master and hunting editor, Polly Portwin started campaigning when the right to hunt was being threatened. Now as the Countryside Alliance’s campaign manager, she is encouraging and helping…
Traditional cropping and grazing on moorlands: good old bad old graze
August is here and the moorlands look glorious, cloaked by the heater’s purple glow. But these are vital habitats that require traditional cropping and grazing to remain healthy. Tim Field…
Skoda Karoq. An appealing SUV
Charlie Flindt looks past the silly spelling and two-wheel drive, and finds he quite likes the new SUV on the block. But is the Skoda Karoq really an SUV? Part…
Katrina Slack, sporting artist
As we begin to tackle the enormous damage inflicted on sealife by our excessive use of plastic, Katrina Slack is turning that very refuse into beautiful, and upsetting, art, as…
Sporting Dianas: Désirée Lantz
Désirée Lantz, determined to follow in the footsteps of her late father, is both an impressive shot and dog handler. Qualified as a Professional Hunter, she managed hunting on an…
Sinking fenlands: emptying the bread basket
Major feats of engineering has allowed us to crop the fenlands, but now the bread basket of England needs protecting, says Tim Field. What is the solution for to the…
Suzuki Ignis Allgrip. The perfect farm runaround
Charlie Flindt is impressed by the Suzuki Ignis Allgrip, and finds it could fill a gap that countryfolk of the shires have been waiting for – but, no, not the…
Susan Leyland, sporting artist
With a life-long love of horses and fascinated by sculpture, Susan Leyland found herself faced with an emotional challenge in creating the War Horse Memorial Project. For more sporting artists,…
Sporting Dianas: Dani Morey
Dani Morey was taught to fish as soon as she could stand. Having seen other women sitting on the bank without the confidence to pick up a rod, she now…