For He Was A Jolly Good Fellow

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s conservation successes and sporting prowess long attracted the attention of The Field’s commentators

The Simple Joy Of Summer Shooting

With long days to savour, Will Garfit invites you to join him in a pigeon hide to experience the thrilling combination of testing sport and pest control

Ahead of the Game

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s 57 years as patron of the GWCT reflected a pragmatic, pioneering approach to conservation

RED LABS RISING

Once shunned in favour of the ubiquitous black, the fox-red labrador is now becoming increasingly popular, as Giles Catchpole relates

Screaming from the rooftops

A sky filled with shrieking, swooping swifts is one of the true delights of summer. But it is one we need to work hard to protect

Trials and variations

As the line between gundogs and trialling dogs grows ever wider, David Tomlinson wonders whether it’s time to split the breed standards in two

Braced for the plunge

No matter whether you call it ‘wild’ or ‘cold-water’ swimming, it offers peace, exercise and a primeval sense of being at one with nature

The pleasures of black powder

Using a muzzle-loader marries sport, heritage – and the satisfaction of customising one’s experience

Perfect on parade

There may not be the usual Trooping the Colour this year, but a new crop of horses is keeping the Household Cavalry as busy as ever

CARING FOR KENNELS

Legal changes and trail hunting have placed different pressures on our packs. How are today’s huntsmen responding to the challenges?

WEATHER PROOFING THE FLINTLOCK

ONE of the biggest drawbacks of using a flintlock gun on the sporting field was weather proofing.

What lies ahead for our beloved salmon?

What is it about Salmo salar that gets under our skin? And what does the future look like for the king of fish? In the first of a two-part series, avid fishers offer their opinions

SPORTING WAGERS - The Guineas

THE 2000 Guineas is the first of five Classics in the flat-racing season. It was first run on 18 April 1809, although it is usually run in May alongside the second Classic, the 1000 Guineas, which was founded five years later. While the former is reserved for colts, the latter is exclusively for fillies.

Rizzini Grand Regal 28-bore

Mike Yardley is impressed by this pretty gun from the Italian maker, which is particularly well engraved and balanced. Missing little, he declares it one of the best 28-bores he has tested

BRITISH SPORTING ART TRUST

John Ferneley Senior in his Studio at Elgin Lodge, Melton Mowbray by Claude Lorraine Ferneley (1822-1892)

Have big teams had their day?

The pandemic may well have a lasting effect on our sport, says David Tomlinson, with a return to smaller days and rough shooting – and, perhaps, the omnipresence of the springer spaniel

Black magic for May

For Neil Cross, mid May is the time to engage with the branchers at a Suffolk rookery, while Serena Cross is busting clays on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers

Art in the field

Layers of glaze and colour bring Chris Sharp’s salmon to life – and an understanding of their environment, as he explains to Janet Menzies

An alliance to save salmon

What must be done to halt the alarming decline in our wild salmon? Five leading conservation bodies are pooling their knowledge to find the answers, as Mark Bilsby explains

Alexandra Henton

For a country girl, what better job than PA at The Field? Well, Editor, of course, to champion rural causes and keep 168 years of heritage relevant

Rifles, The Facts And The Fiction

From John Buchan’s adventure novels to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, rifles have given British literature some of its most memorable passages

Will the curlew cease to call?

This delightful wader, now a red-listed species, is disappearing from our shores. What must be done to halt this decline?

The heroes of conservation

Many inspiring projects have been launched by those with a love for the land, aimed at halting biodiversity loss and improving habitats

Peaknaze: conservation and common sense

Land managers and gamekeepers have protected the Peak District’s precious habitat for centuries. To reduce the risk of wildfires, their voices must be heard

Hooked while young

Who says fishing is uncool? It is the ideal sport for the young and the young-at-heart – and the perfect way to find peace

Forrad on to a brighter season

While languishing in lockdown, consider how you can lend support – and make a bucket-list for brighter days

Britain enjoying the crane attraction

After centuries of absence, these spectacular birds have firmly returned to England, a remarkable conservation success

Art in the field

Michael Demain tells Janet Menzies how delivering a piano struck a chord, inspiring him to put down his hod and pick up a paint brush

Adapt training to suit the circumstances

Shoot days and field trials have been deleted from the calendar but that’s no reason to allow your gundog training to lose focus

A KEY PERK OF THE JOB

Is tied accommodation a brilliant fringe benefit in uncertain times, or a relic of days gone by?