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…
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The Great Depression of British Agriculture: a history
While fieldsports enjoyed a Golden Era, farming suffered the Great Depression of British Agriculture. Tim Field looks back on farming’s history during the Golden Era, and how the depression successfully…
1930 Bentley 4.5 litre. Motoring from the Golden Era
In a return to the Golden Era of fieldsports, Charlie Flindt drives a piece of motoring history – the 1930 Bentley 4.5 litre. Quite unexpectedly, it’s not long before he…
Sporting Dianas: Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley was a woman ahead of her time. An international superstar and remarkable athlete, Little Miss Sure Shot paved the way for lady guns and still inspires today. BASC’s…
West Rise Junior School: lessons in country life
West Rise Junior School has made countryside management part of their curriculum. The school, which is the highest performing in the area and in the top 5% nationally, has a…
Post-Brexit agricultural policy: the opportunity of a lifetime
With Brexit seeing Common Agricultural Policy set sail from our shores, we have the opportunity of a lifetime, says Time Field. Now is the time to set the agenda for…
Hyundai i20 1.2S. A highly satisfying runaround
After a few months of gloriously excessive road tests, Charlie Flindt steps down to the bottom-of-the-range Hyundai i20 1.2S. But with a well designed dashboard, low insurance and good looking…
James Ward, sporting artist
James Ward lead the way for change in his work, says Janet Menzies. While reminiscent of Stubbs, his art went further and considered the animals’ lives and their feelings, as…
Sporting Dianas: Emma Ford
From nursing sick birds as a child to opening the first dedicated falconry school in the world, Emma Ford’s childhood enthusiasms have developed into a love for many fieldsports. For…
Andrew Kay, sporting artist
Andrew Kay uses the scenery that surrounds him as his canvas. His striking steel sculptures act as one work of art, while their relationship to the landscape creates a second,…