Giles & Mary: Country Life by Giles Wood and Mary Killen Giles Wood and Mary Killen are best known for their appearances on Gogglebox, which have gained them a dose…

Olympic skeet hotshot Jess Burgess

Growing up in the suburbs, country life was relatively unknown to me until I was in secondary school. I’d certainly never heard the words ‘Olympic Skeet’. My father stumbled across…

Game Fair

The Game Fair returns to Ragley Hall in Warwickshire at the end of this month to celebrate its 65th anniversary. Close to 150,000 visitors are expected to attend from Friday,…

When you have a good gun slip in your possession you hardly notice the potential flaws a bad slip can cause you. Aching shoulders, weak leather or worst of all…

european eel

Do your laces up, Michael,” Miss Watson, my teacher, commanded “I don’t know how,” I replied. “Nanny hasn’t taught me yet.” “Well come here and I’ll teach you,” she responded.…

The Field’s August issue is brimming with guns and grouse. We are always keen on firsts, and this month feature a world-exclusive on our cover as we showcase the new…

cricket fieldsports

Anyone born in Britain in the 1960s, and allowed to watch television as a child, will remember Mr Benn. The animated series’ eponymous hero was, at first blush, quintessentially English,…

August is a month which heralds many great sporting events. The Glorious Twelfth and the opportunity to bag a Macnab to name a couple. We round up the August sporting…

Dreaming of seeing purple heather out of your bedroom window? Look no further. We round up the six best properties near moorland currently on the market. SIX OF THE BEST…

regattas

It’s a battle for crews to get to the start, it’s a battle to warm up, but most rowers I talk to around the world want to race there at…