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 • ESTABLISHED 1853 VOL 335 NO 7388

The danger of a sentimental ban • A ban on ‘trophy’ hunting would destroy Africa’s wildlife and wild places. Robin Hurt urges both pro- and anti-ban supporters to put their differences aside and work together for the sake of nature

Art in the field • It may be considered the bottom of the hierarchy of genres, but equestrian art belongs to the people like no other

Field Notes • ‘End to End’ challenge for gamekeepers

Willow leaves good for lamb growth

In brief

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

Northumberland garden to be restored

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

More chicks, less rhetoric • The Government needs to recognise the complex, threefold issues of bird conservation and act on the evidence provided by scientific research to help our precious wildlife to thrive

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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’s Macnab dinner, in association with Blaser

LETTERS • Write to: The Editor, The Field, Pinehurst II, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough Business Park, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7BF.

Estate salaries not keeping pace • Staff salaries on rural estates are not keeping up with the business world, says Rupert Bates

TAKE 3 – PROPERTIES WITH FISHING

Country estate of the month • STON EASTON PARK, STON EASTON, BATH, SOMERSET

WRECK OF THE MONTH

TAKE 3 – YORKSHIRE PROPERTIES

It’s on the cards • Editor Jonathan Young, before tidying them away, takes a lingering look over his season’s game cards, small reminders of tremendous days

Less hippo, more whippet • Eve Jones is shocked to find the wet winter has resulted in extreme cases of winter padding in the Jones household and sets about regaining waistlines

Terrier tales • Season by season, The Field captures the essence of our sporting life. This month, we celebrate our small ruffians

TOP 10 GUNDOG CRIMES • There are times when we, as gundog owners and handlers, wish the ground would swallow us up. Fear not. Here are the cures for the worst sins

Battle for the uplands • The cessation of grouse-moor management will end a way of life – and perhaps call time for a number of our iconic species, too

Resurrecting a Purdey rook rifle • After searching for a decade, the writer finally acquired a now-obsolete rook rifle. But could the Purdey, formerly the property of a 19th-century playboy, be adapted for muntjac?

Creating the foxhunting interior • Great halls, libraries, art and furniture have been used to venerate venery, creating the perfect environment for reflecting on the day

Letting our oldest vertebrate back in • Glaciers and waterwheels have blocked the path of the salmon, our oldest native vertebrate. Can it, yet again, stage a comeback?

Barnstorming businesses • The cows and threshing machines have gone but a diverse range of businesses is breathing new life into our derelict farm buildings

Of love and lettuces • As we hand over Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, it’s timely to...