Rory Knight Bruce celebrates the joy of a point-to-point, with its amateur spirit and ability to pull together all parts of rural life. Be the picnic envy of your local…
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Best of British Kit
From silk scarves to corgi-adorned mugs, Britain excels in every category. Here are some of the best British products on offer. BEST OF BRITISH KIT WAISTCOAT SIRPLUS Get set with…
Sporting Artist: Mark Hearld
After a short time chatting with mixed media artist Mark Hearld, the rather uplifting realisation emerges that everyone is an artist – perhaps. Certainly everything is art when seen through…
The Queen’s Green Canopy: a Tree-bilee Year
The Queen’s Green Canopy, a nationwide tree-planting initiative, is underway to mark HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, finds Melanie Cable-Alexander
Sporting Artist: Tania Still
RIGHT from the beginning, sporting art has been denigrated or, at best, dismissed as not worthy of consideration. When George Stubbs began work in the 18th century, equine and sporting…
Our selection of 9 great fishing products
When you head down the river bank this summer, these 9 fantastic products will sure to make it a more enjoyable and memorable experience. OUR SELECTION OF 9 GREAT FISHING…
Red squirrels: how they can be saved
Greys have long outperformed our native squirrels for food and territory. How can we give red squirrels a sporting chance? Camilla Swift investigates
The Grand National: how Silver Birch brought down an independent bookies
Fitzdares' Rory Fairfax recounts how the 2007 Grand National winner Silver Birch, trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Robbie Power, prompted the end for an independent bookie in Wimbledon
Art heists: plundering the family heirlooms
Hollywood has given art heists – the plundering of family heirlooms – a glamour they don’t deserve, says Ettie Neil-Gallacher
The biggest priced Cheltenham Gold Cup winner
Rory Fairfax recounts the historic 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup, when the Sirrell Griffiths-trained Norton's Coin become the biggest priced winner of the race in its history