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Sporting Artist: Jane Braithwaite
From the spectacle of the horses to the kickback and billboards, Jane Braithwaite captures racing as it truly is, says Janet Menzies‘Through the Chaos’. Oil on board. MA FILLEULE (Greay) and Barry...
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The importance of the gamebook
Keeping a gamebook is one of the oldest sporting traditions, enjoyed by young and old alike, and as important now as it ever was says Ed WillsKeeping a gamebook was obligatory when you started out...
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How to stop rabbits eating trees
Don't underestimate the power of the rabbit, warns Willy NewlandsSapling damage by a rabbit “How to stop rabbits eating trees is like adopting the mantle of Mr McGregor” a forestry expert once...
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Gardening: sources of help for novice gardeners
Life can be difficult for novice gardeners who lack a green-fingered parent or mentor to guide them. But don’t despair – there is a wealth of helpful information out there, says Ursula Buchan Books are...
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Sporting Diana Lucy Bowden
The fly-fishing instructor on how she turned her love for the sport into a livelihood, and her role in encouraging more women and children on to the water I can’t remember a time when I didn’t fish....
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Best duck breeds to keep in the garden
Willy Newlands advises on the best duck breeds for the garden with a word of warning - while great fun, they come with messy habits...Ducks are fun poultry, whether adorable call ducks to big, ugly...
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How to make cloudy glasses shine
Drinking from cloudy glasses can take the shine off enjoying a favourite tipple. We tell you how to make your glassware gleam.A Field reader contacted us to ask how to restore the shine to cloudy...
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How to find a folding sporting knife
The Field helps a reader find a gentleman's sporting knife that does the job but also complies with legislationA small folding knife is a very useful tool in the right handsQuestion Having got through...
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Point-to-Point Fixtures: March 2023
All the point-to-point fixtures for March 2023 in one place.All the point-to-point fixtures for March 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT TO...
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Luxury: Country hats
From Cheltenham and Aintree to the local point-to-point, hats are heads above when it comes to proper country styleSean Connery as James Bond in Dr NoThe art of stylishly covering pates is a delicate...
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The 10 commandments of dog training
Janet Menzies sets the rules in stone Follow these commandments of dog training every day and you will have a better dog. 1. The first commandment of dog training – be masterful Never, ever repeat a...
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Training a gundog – the theory and practice
Janet Menzies offers reassurance that no gundog is textbook and suggests how to 'troubleshoot' the training problems your manual didn't allow forGundog training theory and the reality are two very...
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The successful Macnabbers of 2022
The successful Macnabbers of 2022 – first-timers and veterans – recount their sporting adventures in pursuit of The Field’s Macnab ChallengeNew Macnabber Aaron McKeeThe Field is enormously proud to...
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Field Interview: Annika Purdey
Annika Purdey is a model countrywoman and the first female on the eminent gunmakers board. This scion of the Purdey family is cutting an elegant swathe through the shooting world, discovers Alec...
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The Pig at Combe: a welcome escape
Attention to detail is key at The Pig at Combe, from the exquisite local menu to the luxurious lodgings, says Alexandra HentonI’M PRETTY sure the Elizabethans would have experienced the same bonhomie...
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Gardening: why narcissi are the real stars of spring
Often planted to ‘cheer up’ the landscape before the trees come into leaf, daffodils make for striking floral displays but narcissi are the real stars of spring, says Ursula Buchan Are there just too...
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The Field’s top 5 pie recipes
In praise of the pie: The Field's guide to our five favourites, including Mary Berry's excellent steak and ale to Drew Ackroyd's hearty pigeon pieThere’s little to top a pie, unless of course it is a...
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How to keep muntjac out of the garden
Need help ensuring your garden remains a muntjac-free zone? We offer advice to a reader in need.Muntjac are very at home in gardens, even in semi- urban areasA reader wrote to Country Queries with this...
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Half a dozen of the most tempting Easter eggs
End Lent in style with The Field's pick of the most tempting Easter eggs to get your hands on Easter eggs from Fortnum and Mason Fishing overly well-hidden mini eggs from the cracks of stone walls, or...
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Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Coloured eggs and bunnies abound at Easter and yet they are ancient symbols that even pre-date Christianity. Johnny Scott investigates Eostre, the pagan spring festival and possibly the name of a...
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