Pigeon racing has long been a favourite royal pastime. Charlotte Mackaness gives an insight as to why. The country house chicken comes in all shapes and sizes, with eggs from…
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The best fishing dogs for the riverbank
While fishing dogs can be unpredictable, find a good one and you’ll never be lonely on the river again, says Vicky Warren. Your guide on where to flick your fly…
Could avoiding breeding from popular studs improve your dog’s life?
Over time the number of dogs are being put down before retirement has been increasing. Is this due to the gene pool from selected studs that perform well in the…
Game, set, match! The best Wimbledon recipes
Pimms! Strawberries! Ice cream! Wimbledon is back. Whether you’ve managed to bag tickets for the hallowed turf at The All England Lawn Tennis Club this year or the dulcet tones…
New Purdey Sporter to be made in-house in London
The new Purdey Sporter is set to be made entirely in London, with several new features including an exclusively developed anti-corrosion coating to protect against rust. The future of shooting…
Hadrian’s Wall: celebrating a 1,900-year anniversary
On Hadrian’s Wall 1,900-year anniversary, Martyn Baguley traces the history of the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. The country house chicken comes in all shapes and sizes, with eggs…
Meet our Sporting Diana Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler
The Master of Wine and Private Cellar buyer and our Sporting Diana Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler learnt to shoot in her twenties, but some of her fondest shooting memories since have been…
Pub signs: a journey through history
There is more to pub signs than you might first think, says Rory Knight Bruce as he takes us on a tour of some of the most interesting around the…
July 2022
This month we celebrate our sporting summer. Game Chef, Tom Godber-Ford Moore, is foraging for seafood on the Cornish rocks. Jono Irby’s shares his insider knowledge in our ultimate guide…
Wild swimming -the call to nature
Wild swimming takes some pluck. But once you have found your deserted pool, disrobed and plunged in…well, it’s rather a lot of fun. If you’re not afraid of Nessie, paddle…