The Field

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd The Field is a monthly glossy magazine dedicated to those brave souls who shoot, fish and hunt way beyond the call of duty. Since 1853, its staff has selflessly brought its readers the cream of rural life, be it pheasant shooting, dry-fly fishing or the distinct merits of Cheval Blanc. If you love field sports, errant terriers and very foxy friends at hunt balls, The Field is for you.

The Field

Scottish grouse and government • Published in December, the Werritty report found no clear case for licensing Scotland’s grouse moors. But as Tim Baynes explains, their fate is bound up in wider national politics

Art in the field • James Wild’s use of scrap metal gives his sculptures a conservation angle, as he explains to Janet Menzies

Field Notes

In brief

The Naked, Strewth • A MONTHLY EXPLORATION OF THE BRITISH FONDNESS FOR REMOVING CLOTHES IN A GOOD CAUSE

MARCH DIARY

#The Field • MONTHLY ROUND-UP OF WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD ON SOCIAL MEDIA

New in the field • Our monthly guide to everything covetable in the coverts, tremendous on the Test and bang on in the butt

Faces The Field party at Holland & Holland

Letters • Write to: The Editor, The Field, Pinehurst II, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough Business Park, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7BF. Email: field.secretary@ti-media.com

So just how green is your home? • With global warming now centre-stage, energy consumption in homes is very much in the spotlight, says Rupert Bates

TAKE 3 – ECO HOMES

Country estate of the month • ASH HOUSE, IDDESLEIGH, WINKLEIGH, DEVON

WRECK OF THE MONTH

TAKE 3 – HAMPSHIRE PROPERTIES

Wet sheep, no wine • Climate change hasn’t yet turned boggy meadows into Mediterranean terraces – but it has put the wind up the pigeon, says Editor Jonathan Young

Tales of a survivor • Eve Jones, having completed another hunt season relatively unscathed, wonders whether a back protector might be better than keeping up appearances

Driving Ireland’s grouse moors again • The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust has produced driven Lagopus lagopus hibernicus for the first time in more than 60 years – and won the 2019 Purdey Awards

This year’s top gundogs • The Field is delighted to announce that entries for the fourth Field Gundog Awards are now open, with new categories and a new sponsor for 2020. Chudleys has fuelled working dogs for generations and now you could win a year’s supply of its specialist dog food

THE CATEGORIES

The battle over saving the hen harrier • A Government-backed recovery plan should have ended the controversy surrounding this bird of prey; however, the conflict continues

Mountains high • Upper Donside’s mountain hare population is thriving, thanks to the work of grouse keepers like Alex Jenkins

GWCT RESEARCH IN PRACTICE: HARE COUNTING

Securing wildlife habitat for the future • Since its inception in 1986, the Wildlife Habitat Trust has helped clubs and projects across the UK to acquire land and enhance conservation

Create your own nature reserve • With a little effort and for minimal cost, we can all have more wildlife in our countryside and towns

Ashes to ashes: the devastation of dieback • This much-loved native species faces an uncertain future due to a relentless pathogen, which is damaging landscapes and wrecking our woodlands

A helping hand for wild trout • The Wild Trout Trust provides hands-on advice for fishing clubs, landowners and other groups on providing the perfect habitat for this iconic fish

Riding the high moor • Once a year, the Two Bridges Hunt Club unites the four hunts that call Dartmoor home, for dinner and a day’s challenging sport

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