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 336 NO 7393

Standing up for coastal habitats • Confusion surrounding Natural England’s consenting procedures will keep some wildfowlers from the foreshore. James Green, BASC’s head of wildfowling, explains how the challenge is growing

Art in the field • Theodore Gillick used lockdown to build his own foundry, providing him with new opportunities, as he explains to Janet Menzies

Field Notes

Gamebird release gets judicial review

In brief

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

Saltwater fly-fishers get competitive

SEPTEMBER DIARY

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

Letters

Embrace the staycation in style • Want to take a break without a fortnight in quarantine at either end of your trip? An island in Loch Lomond and an estate on the Cornish coast tempt Rupert Bates

Country estate of the month • WESTSIDE FARM, NEWTON, NORTHUMBERLAND

Six of the best: East Anglia

The aria of wild partridges • The absence of open-air opera is a minor disappointment but it does remind Editor Jonathan Young of a time when Englishmen hit the high notes in Hampshire

Dear Editor… • After years as a columnist, editing the hunt newsletter gives Eve Jones a taste of life in the hot seat. Time for a Hedgerow Hendrix – or three

Hunting the Macnab • As a sporting challenge little matches the Macnab. Success takes fieldcraft, nerve and skill with gun, rifle and rod. And, of course, fortune must smile

A Borders day to remember • Enchanting Thirlestane Castle provides the perfect setting for a testing day facing Scotland’s iconic grouse

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Manors fit for an Englishman • Restoring our grey partridges and the farmland ecology they depend on reaps conservation rewards far beyond just a shootable surplus of the gamebird, as work on four pioneering partridge manors proves

Grimsthorpe: new season, new shoot • The team who took on the Park Syndicate used the first day of the season to test its potential on friends and family

A season for family dogs • With more shoots planning less formal days, the old-style mooching gundog will be in its element

Building a fit and healthy working dog • All dogs need the correct nutrition, however, this is even more vital for a gundog, its needs changing with the season. Fortunately, help is at hand

CHUDLEYS FEED SELECTOR

Tussling with Australia’s tuna • In autumn, Australia’s East Coast Current brings monster pelagics within reach of the shore, making it a hotspot for land-based game-fishing

WHIPPING-IN THE RIGHT WORDS • A top hunting correspondent must master a strange horse, unknown country, and capture the colour of the day – while staying in the saddle

A COUNTRY HOUSE WEEKEND • Sport was among the more respectable components of the country house party

CECIL BEATON AND THE BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS

Country estate • THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS

Country queries

Watch this space • The ultimate face mask was bound to tempt post-lockdown...