It’s time for a new calendar to grace the wall, so pencil in your 2018 dates while standing by a super cause. Veterinary students are infamously charitable. And this year’s…
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Baked scallops with sautéed leeks, Crowdie and breadcrumbs
If you are hosting a Burns night supper this year, serving a suitably Scottish menu is guaranteed to impress. Philippa Davis’ baked scallops with sautéed leeks, Crowdie and breadcrumbs makes…
Gundog whistles: more than just hot air?
Today, the gundog whistle is essential kit, but look back to a century ago and all that is to be found clamped between the owners’ lips are pipes. David Tomlinson…
Sporting Dianas: Lucie Boedts-Kuehnle
Inspired by John Buchan’s novel and The Field Editor’s successful attempt at the challenge, Lucie Boedts-Kuehnle founded the Ladies Macnab Club, to encourage women to head north in search of…
Skoda Octavia Scout
Charlie Flindt expects no surprises from the Skoda Octavia Scout and indeed it is a great countryside car – but Skoda musn’t become complacent. For more reviews on Skoda, read…
Farmers acting as engineers: masters of engineering
Britain’s farmers caretake an enormous amount of our countryside, and inevitably there comes a time when their resourcefulness and aptitude for engineering comes to the fore. Our farmers acting as…
Fruitcake facts: what you didn’t know…
Fruitcake facts are a little known subject, but will come in handy over Christmas. Whether you are swotting-up for the local Christmas quiz or simply want to impress, take your…
Christmas Stilton: true blue and toothsome
A Christmas cheeseboard is guaranteed to go down a treat. And there’s only one essential – the Christmas Stilton. But despite it’s popularity, it remains a misunderstood cheese. Read Hattie…
Holly: it wears the crown
There’s no symbol more synonymous with Christmas than holly. Every December the dark-green, spiky leaves and bright red berries are everywhere. They feature in our songs, on our Christmas cards…
The 12 Field days of Christmas
Christmas is all the more jolly for the sporting opportunities it brings. Whether you are headed for a boxing day shoot or hunt meet, feeding the family on game from…