Mary Skipwith

Mary Skipwith

Having cut my teeth as a Field staffer straight out of university I am now a (longer in the tooth) freelance writer, full-time prep school teacher and Master of Beagles. I’m at my happiest outdoors in gumboots or when I’ve pressed send on an article.

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Duchess of Rutland

The saying  ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ suggests a desire to shut the door on the world but there is no such attitude from the Welshwoman residing at Belvoir…

Quorn hunt buttons

The right to wear hunt buttons is granted purely on merit, and for this reason these small but significant additions to a hunt coat have, justifiably, been treasured for generations.…

Meynell studied the breeding of hounds like a science

Dig into the history of hunting and one of the names most commonly unearthed is that of Hugo Meynell, widely regarded as the father of modern foxhunting. Deciphering the tale…

While we will never tire of championing all things British in fieldsports, there is a wealth of gundog breeds around the world that give our home-bred stock a run for…

HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II The Field was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, a place dear to…

Calligraphy

Really impress with your festive greetings this year. Top calligraphy artists share their secrets with Mary Skipwith on how to master the ink. Learn more about the symbols that appear…

Tim Hayward's exhibition entitled "Pecking Order" is on at the Jonathan Cooper gallery.