My father remembers wild grey partridges regularly bursting from cover and spooking his horse as he hacked home from days with the Hampshire hunt in the early 1960s. I’m sure many Field readers will, like him, recall the thrill of disturbing this beautiful native gamebird while out riding or walking-…
British Game Week kicks off on 7 November but there is an increasing band of chefs that needs no convincing about the merits of game. From Skye to Soho, it is being hailed by a new generation of foodies and restauranteurs, while game’s established champions now have even more reason…
From the edge of Borrowby Moor the views over the North Yorkshire countryside, across wooded ghylls to the North Sea beyond, are spectacular. And on a crisp December morning, with pheasants curling high off the moorland edge in a south-westerly breeze, there must be few more uplifting places to be…
Partridge pot-roasted with thyme, hay and cider is a wonderful way to serve partridge. The simplicity of ingredients means that you can add your own variations to the recipe and experiment with using different types of vegetables to add to the dish. For more inspiration on what to cook, take…
With partridge there are so many delicious alternatives to a roast, try this risotto recipe
There is more to Portugal than golf, take a cheap flight to enjoy fantastic wild partridge shooting.
Warm up this September with seasonal partridge curry
Partridge with olives and prunes
Roast partridges with harissa
