The Field Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

A magical day on the greys
Wild partridge conservation and challenging sport on the award-winning Great Lemhill shoot.
By Rory Knight Bruce

They are counting on us
Joe Dimbleby explains the importance of the GWCT Partridge Count Scheme and how you can get involved..

Amagical day on the greys

Here was a gathering of 50 beaters and flankers, visiting headkeepers and their teams - an almost Edwardian scene. It was an incredible assembly of the great and the good of grey partridges in the south of England Great Lemhill Gloucestershire | Guns enjoy a day of camaraderie and challenging sport on a pioneering, Purdey Award-winning grey partridge manor

8 mins

Time to return the native

Celebrating its 90th year, the GWCT Partridge Count Scheme holds the key to UK nature recovery, and you don’t have to own a shoot to take part

7 mins

Autumnal magic

The back end of the season commences when the weather changes, awaking salmon from their torpor and giving Scotland its most productive fishing period

7 mins

A new pack in old country

Hunting is the glue that holds many rural communities together but we must adapt in order to keep this tradition alive. Picking up where its predecessors left off, the Fife Bloodhounds are doing just that

8 mins

Your five-star guide to Burghley Horse Trials 2023

Looking to make the most of your Burghley experience? From the horse sports to the shopping and everything in between, The Field has got you covered

4 mins

An approach that is bearing fruit

The organisations on a mission to preserve and promote Britain's rich apple heritage

8 mins

'Turkish' delights

Famous for their health benefits, so-called Turkish baths soared in popularity during the Victorian era. Today, the heat is on to protect the few that remain

7 mins

Carrying a lot of clout in the Hindu Kush

An archery tournament in a remote, Taliban-controlled province of north-eastern Afghanistan unleashes fierce, but friendly, rivalry

6 mins

The challenge of the heather

When working with grouse, a dog’s training, experience and fitness level are markedly more relevant than its breed, as David Tomlinson discovers

4 mins

Georgina Preston

The photographer explains how hunting helped her to find her place and inspired a passion for capturing beauty on camera that has blossomed into a career

3 mins

Art in the field

Through her work, painter Skye Holland celebrates the unspoilt and often challenging beauty of wild animals.

4 mins

The Barnsdale

This former hunting lodge has been transformed into a refined yet relaxed destination, discovers Alexandra Henton

3 mins

In pursuit of the game

Women have hunted with hawks and falcons for hundreds of years, and are still helping to keep this most ancient sport alive today

7 mins

Practically perfect in every way

In praise of the Mary Poppinses of the field, those sporting nannies who foster in their charges a love of the countryside and its pursuits that will last a lifetime

7 mins

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The Field Magazine Description:

The Field is published monthly and 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.