I have loved history, especially English history, all my life. Today, however, this noble study has sunk into decay, thanks to dreary teaching and a politically correct exam syllabus that the…
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Monster Moths in Britain
Monster moths are kind creatures and often misunderstood. Many people think of moths as rather boring little brown jobs that can be a nuisance when you sit out on a…
Glorious Goshawk
Dame Juliana Berners wrote, in the Boke of St Albans, of the allocation of species of hawk and falcon to their corresponding human ranks in mediaeval society: And yit ther…
Can the RSPB work with gamekeepers?
The merlin, Britain’s smallest raptor, is doing well on managed grouse moors. The respected British Trust for Orni-thology maps the bird’s distribution in England regularly, while the Moorland Association (MA)…
Salmon flies and fly-tying
Megan Boyd became famous in her lifetime as a tyer of the most beautiful and effective salmon flies. She died at a nursing home in Golspie in 2001 but was…
Recipe: Tunworth with truffles, pickled girolle mushrooms and buckler sorrel
1 whole Tunworth cheese or similar camembert-type cheese 5g (1⁄4oz) fresh truffle, sliced A little white truffle oil For the pickled girolles 500ml (171⁄2fl oz) white wine vinegar 2 bay…
WIN front row tickets for the CLA Game Chef competition
This year the CLA at Blenheim Palace will host the CLA Game Chef of the Year competition in association with The Field. And we are giving away three pairs of…
Video: Spearfishing in Cornwall
Spearfishing is an unusual yet traditional way of catching one’s supper. The equipment might be modern, but the experience of hunting for the pot is ancient. Be inspired and try…
Gamekeepers praised for conservation of merlin
The British Trust for Ornithology’s Atlas data shows that merlin numbers have significantly increased on moorland managed by gamekeepers in the last 20 years and conversly fallen by a similar…
Nic Fiddian-Green at Masterpiece London
Masterpiece is a show like no other and this year has brought the artistic process as well as its product to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Sladmore Gallery has recreated…