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Adventures And Allotments
In her previous life, Lalage Snow was a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker, and she worked on the battlefields of Afghanistan, Ukraine and the Middle East. Her first book, War Gardens, focused on horticulture in these war zones. A
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RBST Releases Latest Watchlist For Native Breeds
The UK’s rare native pig and poultry breeds are experiencing ‘worrying declines’ and need urgent support, according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST). The Trust’s 2024 Watchlist moved all native chicken, duck, goose and turkey breeds into the
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June Diary
Wetherby, West Yorkshire Tel: 01937 846005 bramham-horse.co.uk Hurlingham Park, London Tel: 020 8614 7090 polointheparklondon.com Ardingly, West Sussex Tel: 01444 892700 seas.org.uk Aldeburgh, Suffolk Tel: 01728 687110 brittenpearsarts.org Isle of Wi
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Don’t Get Left On The Vine
MOTIVES for buying property are infinitely varied but tasting the fruits of your purchase and future endeavours would sit at the top of many wishlists. There’s money to be made – and lost – too but whatever the gods (mainly the weather deities) have
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The Story Of A Very British Shotgun
ONE DAY your grandchildren may be lucky enough to inherit a Longthorne gun – as long as you have the foresight to go out and buy one now. Longthorne is a completely British gunmaker founded by James Longthorne Stewart and his wife Elaine in 2010, jus
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The Field’s Almanac
Did you know? Pearls are the birthstone for June. In ancient Greek mythology, they were thought to be the tears of joy shed by Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Renowned for their luminescent beauty, these gemstones have long been regarded as a symbol
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Saving The Queen Of Flowers
MY PARENTS didn’t find a key to unlock a door in a wall but they did find a ladder in a shed and climbed over a wall. Like Frances Hodgson Burnett’s heroine Mary Lennox, they discovered a secret garden. The garden, filled with roses planted in the 19
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The Lure Of The Deep
Dear Freddie, YOUR FATHER tells me you have got the fishing bug and have already had a couple of casting lessons? Good for you. Possibly no other sport induces such passion among aficionados as fishing. I know people whose idea of heaven is to sit be
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The Field
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The Longthorne approach
Longthorne has reinvented nearly every aspect of the shotgun, most importantly the barrel, while keeping everything fully British-made in its Northampton factory. This includes every part of the shotgun, down to the rubber recoil pads. ▶ BARRELS: Rev
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Breaking The Mould
WHEN A READER thinks of bespoke sporting arms, they will naturally imagine those regular weapons that were built by the best British makers. However, there was also a need for bespoke sporting arms for those less fortunate than the majority. Whatever
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Harnessing The Power Of Podcasting
Earlier this year, the Women Who Work in Fieldsports (WWWF) podcast launched its first episode, ‘Meet the Founders’, featuring Louisa Clutterbuck, Vanessa Steel and Iona Campbell. Since then the podcast has gained traction, featuring influential wome
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The Sole Survivors
WE ARE NOW four years on from the first COVID-19 lockdown, and for many towns and cities life will never be quite the same again. The work-from home revolution – even if that involves working from the kitchen table only on Fridays – is here to stay.
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Banging The Drum For A Great British Breed
DYFED Shire Horse Farm sits between the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire and Newport Bay and is the home of a family who, with a certain amount of stubbornness and pride, breed Shire horses. The ‘Great Horse’ of knights, tournaments and battle, the dra
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Field In Focus
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has exhorted the Scottish government to work with it – rather than against it – over the future of deer management following the government’s Managing Deer for Climate and Nature consultation. The consultation, which clo
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Crossword
7 Small dog with fox-like face, originally bred for herding (5) 8 One of Scotland’s most productive salmon rivers (9) 10 Hotshot (3) 11 Horse-trial competition? (5) 12 Peak month for capercaillies’ lek display (5) 13 Italian maker of e.g. ‘Zenith’ ov
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Top Sporting Stays
There’s a sense of theatre to this imposing Victorian pile at the end of the Dee Valley. Perhaps it’s the heady mix of tartan and taxidermy paired with a Picasso and Richard Jackson’s neon antler chandelier. Or the mahogany four-poster beds, standalo
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“It Was Wonderfully Done” D-Day: 80th Anniversary
IN THE GREY dawn of D-Day, 6 June 1944, 20-year-old Trooper Lawrence Burn’s 35-tonne DD (duplex-drive) Sherman tank, its flotation screen raised, edged down the ramp of the landing craft into the English Channel. The storm that had forced the postpon
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Simon Brooks-Ward
“I GREW UP a showground brat and absolutely loved it,” laughs Simon Brooks-Ward in his typically unstuffy manner. “My identical twin James and I were born on the first night of the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley in 1963, and my father Raymond Broo
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FIVE OF THE BEST Picnic rugs
Colourful tartan complete with smart leather carry straps. Price £140 fortnumandmason.com Designed and milled in the Scottish Highlands. Measures 165cm x 150cm. Price £118 countrymouse.co.uk Pure new wool with a waterproof canvas back. Price £126.99
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Five Northampton shoemakers
The history of shoemaking in Northampton goes back to medieval times when the town took advantage of an abundance of cattle for leather, and oak bark and water from the River Nene used in the tanning process. At its peak in the 1840s there were 1,821
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Browning 525 Composite
THIS MONTH’S test looks at a new Browning 525 Composite distinguished by a polymer stock with adjustable comb and sparse, modernistic engraving. There is an adjustable trigger too, as well as an 8mm sighting rib with fine cross-hatched surface, and v
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Ping And You’re Winning
IT WAS NOT quite a Dad’s Army ‘stupid boy’ moment but I detected a certain weariness in Expert Nick’s voice as he explained why my latest cunning auction wheeze was ‘doomed’. What happened was this. Much as I can hate technology, I love the sleepless
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A Pure Delight: The Old English Hound
HOW TO DEFINE an Old English hound? I put the question to Martin Scott, who is acknowledged as the leading hound breeding authority of our time. The former Master and current breeder of the Vale of the White Horse (VWH) pack in Gloucestershire is som
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Practical Pioneers
HAD A PLOT against the life of Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, worked out in 1655, airguns would probably have a more notorious place in British history. As it was, the plan to import a powerful airgun from the Low Countries for that purp
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Art In The Field
Sporting artist Under the hammer Royal Armouries Sporting dog The boot room Gun review Country queries Gardening Farmshop Cookery Wine Travel Books Field testers From the archives HUGE ATTENTION to detail bordering on perfectionism is a great quality
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Country Estate Of The Month
THE FARM on this 173-acre, East Devon estate sits on the western edge of Stockland Hill surrounded by the Blackdown Hills National Landscape. Built of stone under a thatched roof, the Grade II-listed, 18th-century farmhouse has six bedrooms and has b
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Tradition With A Twist
This is a magnificent centrepiece to a British feast. To celebrate your region’s food scene you can use local produce. Here in the West Country I am a big fan of Gritchie Brewing and Dorset Dairy Co butter. Serves 2 50g sea salt50g brown sugar250ml w
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A Win In The Willow
AS SOCIETY evolves, so too does sport. The past century has seen technological change seep through so many of our greatest pastimes. Football boots and balls are light years ahead of what they were back in 1966. The movements of every professional ru
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