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Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Today Easter seems an explosion of bunnies and gaudily wrapped chocolate eggs, but these are symbols that pre-date Christianity. Johnny Scott discovers more about this ancient spring festival The...
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Hare mythology: why we’re all mad for hares
We have long been fascinated by the hare - Britain's fastest land mammal, surrounded by myth and infamous for their 'mad' March courtship rituals. Matthew Dennison explores and explodes the mythology...
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Best luxury eggs: a thoroughly good egg
No matter how high the cocoa count, the gaudily wrapped chocolate jobs don't touch Adam Edwards' sunny side. He's after eggs from ostriches, quail, pheasants, gulls, penguins, turkey and even swans (if...
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Chocolate, ginger and orange Easter cake
Easter requires a chocolate fix but if cloying eggs are not your first choice try Philippa Davis' chocolate, ginger and orange Easter cakeThis Easter cake is loaded with chocolate and perfectly...
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Sporting Dianas: Lucy Holland
Reflecting on a wonderful sporting life, this Joint Master of the Bicester is as happy on a skeleton run or grouse moor as she is in the saddleFrom riding sidesaddle to taking on the skeleton run, Lucy...
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How to take an HPR shooting
You are as likely to see an HPR as a baseball cap at a smart shoot, says David Tomlinson. So, if you’ve done the training, how do you get to work your well-trained continental pointer?Don't be put off...
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Prawn, sherry and garlic gratins with pistachio crust
Minimise supper party stress with a make-ahead hot starter. Philippa Davis' prawn, sherry and garlic gratins with pistachio crust can be made up to two days in advanceMake up to two days in advance to...
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Vets Uncovered naked charity calendar 2018
There's no stopping this year's cohort of charitable veterinary students worldwide. Now the Aussies are getting in on the action, with the Vets Uncovered naked charity calendar 2018The latest cohort of...
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Point to point fixtures: April 2018
Point to point fixtures for April 2018. Head to the race track this month come rain or shine for a spring sporting weekendSet your sights on victory at a point to point this month.Point to point...
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Bentley Bentayga Mulliner “Field Sports”
Has the addition of seat covers, a gun case and lockable storage turned this luxury car into the perfect shoot wagon? And, if so, will it cope with Hampshire clay?Has modifications to the Bentayga...
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Chocolate and rhubarb brownies
Enjoy spring's pink stems with your cocoa fix, try Philippa Davis' chocolate and rhubarb browniesRhubarb makes the perfect spring pud - but if you think it won't appeal to everyone replace with mini...
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Gundog photograph of the year: The Field Gundog Awards 2018
The Field Gundog Awards, in association with Skinner's Pet Foods, is pleased to announce a brand new category for 2018. Gundog photograph of the year aims to capture the very best of our companions in...
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Andrew Kay, sporting artist
While Andrew Kay’s sculptures are striking, their relationship to the landscape produces a second work of art, as he explains to Janet Menzies Barbon herd by Andrew Kay.Andrew Kay uses the scenery that...
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Give the garden a mowing makeover
New robotic help is on hand for those who like a lawn that looks after itself. Promotional feature with Stihl iMowWhy not leave the gardening to the robotic iMow this year?We may look forward to the...
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The best pigeon shooting retrieves this spring
Spring is the time to turn your attention to pigeon. Here are our tips to control the vermin, with some inspiration from those already in the hideHere is some pigeon shooting inspiration from those...
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Spring turn out: put out to grass
While there’s no mass celebration as our winter-housed cows are returned to pasture, their evident delight is just one of the many benefits, as Tim Field explainsEven the most placid of herds find a...
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Terriers at the top: small dogs in stately homes
They may be small and wiry but their big characters and tenacious spirit have earned them spots in many stately homesThe Hon Mardi Gilmour with her Patterdale Tipsy at Winslow Hall, Buckinhamshire.What...
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Homemade lard and pork scratchings
Homemade lard and pork scratchings from Lidgates: The Meat Cookbook are filling, moreish and very simple to make at homeYou can buy the main ingredient, flare fat, for a good price from a butcher.This...
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Sporting Dianas: Emma Ford
A childhood love of garden birds manifested into a career in falconry – and the chance to develop a passion for other fieldsportsEmma Ford opened the first dedicated falconry school in the world with...
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Point to point fixtures: May 2018
Point to point fixtures for May 2018. Rain or shine, wake up to another three-day weekend and support your local hunt.Point to point fixtures for May 2018 are listed below. For other fixture dates see...
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