While the weather is still warm it’s time to enjoy early-season shoot lunches on the hill. Philippa Davis’ pulled spiced wild duck with beetroot, pomegranate molasses and cumin coleslaw perfectly…
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Sporting Dianas: Zara Tindall
Growing up surrounded by horses, a career in eventing was perhaps the natural progression for Zara Tindall. From a good grounding at Pony Club to second place in her first…
Crispy buttermilk fried partridge
Make use of the last of the summer produce for your first game suppers of the season. Tomatoes are at their best now, and the first partridges are tender and…
Sir Edwin Landseer, sporting artist
The Monarch of the Glen has been secured for the nation and is setting off on a tour of Scotland. But the painting by Sir Edwin Landseer remains as controversial…
Grooming a spaniel: the hair of the dog
Grooming a spaniel properly is essential, as their long hair will coat the carpet and attract and trap dirt on a shoot day. David Tomlinson has taken radical action and…
Sustainable seafood production: buy one set one free
Globally we now consume as much farmed as wild fish. But there is an initiative in Cornwall showing how wild stock enhancement can aid sustainable seafood production, says Tim Field.…
My favourite bit of kit: Jonathan Irby chooses his cap
You will not find Jonathan Irby in the field without his cap. Worn whatever the weather all around the world, his fear of losing it has resulted in the team…
Skoda Kodiaq. An impressive new SUV
The styling is stunning and the cabin bright with excellent visibility – Charlie Flindt is impressed with the new SUV on the block, the Skoda Kodiaq. Even his tipsy teenagers…
Warm grouse, plum, blue cheese and walnut salad
Salad is certainly manly enough for the shoot day lunch, but if you can’t be convinced it also makes a great supper party starter. Philippa Davis’ warm grouse, plum, blue…
Ticks: the parasite stealing the Lyme light
The British countryside is reasonably safe from dangerous wildlife, but infection-spreading ticks are on the rise. It is important to check yourself and your dog for the parasite, and to…