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
Saving England’s curlews • Mary Colwell, chair of Curlew Recovery Partnership England, and Professor Russell Wynne, partnership manager, explain what is being done to help stem the decline of this iconic species
Field in focus
Season faces some uncertainty
Bursary aids rural health research
SPORTING COMPANIONS
One good deed…
FIELD CHAMPIONS
BRIEFING
To do this month
Equine entertainment at Belvoir
Turtle doves herald a wildlife hero
Aim to Sustain: a new champion for shooting
SPORTING WAGE RS St Leger • DONCASTER RACECOURSE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2021
Bird to spot • Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Kit to covert • Our monthly guide to everything notable in the field for sporting enthusiasts and those keen on country life
Letters • Write to: The Editor, The Field, 161 Marsh Wall, London E14 9AP. Email: field.secretary@futurenet.com
It’s only natural capital • Sport is now just one reason for owning a Scottish estate, finds Rupert Bates, with carbon-offsetting a motivation for many. It’s a Rum business…
Country estate of the month • STEVENSON HOUSE, HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
Six of the best: Overseas
Birthdays and new beginnings • Neil and Serena Cross greet the turning of the season with anticipation and the promise of fresh challenges as friends and family return to the field – although one character is missing
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You could see the beaters far distant on top of the next hill. They were sending the grouse flying slightly uphill towards the Guns. • The first challenge for this party of lucky Guns from Essex – who had won the day in a GWCT raffle – was to stomp up to their butts, where glorious views and testing birds awaited
Ladies seize the day at Belvoir • With a stunning backdrop, birds galore and their menfolk to load, last season got off to an epic start for one team of lady Guns, despite the pandemic
Taking a shine to stock finishing • Stock-finisher Shane Scase has built a reputation for his oil finishes that belies his years – though his ‘recipe’ is a closely guarded secret
CRACKING WALNUT
The perfect dog for partridges • For wild greys and redlegs, you need a worker that’s keen, thorough and won’t mind the brambles. So which to go for?
To the hill once again • The clarion call has sounded and it is time to set your sights on the ultimate modern sporting challenge
ANOTHER MAC-CHALLENGE
The dawning of a new season • Autumn hunting’s smaller fields provide the perfect chance to get close to hounds – if you can stand the early starts
A different coarse of action • Victorian gentlemen turned their noses up at coarse fish. But there is much excitement to be had fishing for pike, chub and dace on the fly
Haunch cuisine • Venison is one of our most sustainable and versatile wild meats, as these recipes highlighting the different species prove
Turning heritage fruit into eau-de-vie • HRH The Prince of Wales’s private orchard offers sanctuary to many heirloom fruit trees – which can now be enjoyed as a heritage brandy
The changing years of J K Stanford • Ornithologist, sportsman and Field correspondent, he was also a conservationist, whose pragmatic approach is still relevant...