The Field Magazine - April 2020
The Field Magazine - April 2020
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In this issue
Terrier tales
In the first of our season-by-season Field photo essays we celebrate our small ruffians.
Letting our oldest vertebrates back in
Charles Rangeley-Wilson looks at how man and nature have conspired to prevent the salmon reaching its spawning grounds.
Of love and lettuces
Spring is associated with fertility by many cultures, with celebrations involving everything from maypoles to salad vegetables, says Ian Morton..
Top 10 Gundog Crimes
There are times when we, as gundog owners and handlers, wish the ground would swallow us up. Fear not. Here are the cures for the worst sins
8 mins
Battle for the uplands
The cessation of grouse-moor management will end a way of life – and perhaps call time for a number of our iconic species, too
7 mins
Resurrecting a Purdey rook rifle
After searching for a decade, the writer finally acquired a now-obsolete rook rifle. But could the Purdey, formerly the property of a 19th-century playboy, be adapted for muntjac?
7 mins
1750-1930 Creating the foxhunting interior
Great halls, libraries, art and furniture have been used to venerate venery, creating the perfect environment for reflecting on the day
9 mins
Letting our oldest vertebrate back in
Glaciers and waterwheels have blocked the path of the salmon, our oldest native vertebrate. Can it, yet again, stage a comeback?
8 mins
Barnstorming businesses
The cows and threshing machines have gone but a diverse range of businesses is breathing new life into our derelict farm buildings
7 mins
Of love and lettuces
As we hand over Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, it’s timely to consider the worship of fertility throughout the ages
6 mins
Putting Britain on the map
Ordnance Survey owes much to the remarkable work of William Mudge, who died 200 years ago this month.
6 mins
Rage against the machine
Do those ‘Buy’ buttons really conspire against you, wonders Roger Field. Or is it just that too many of us have the same impeccably good taste?
7 mins
FAIR Iside 20-bore
This lightweight, Italian side-by-side won’t break the bank – but it had no trouble breaking clays. Michael Yardley is impressed
4 mins
The Field Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Fishing & Hunting
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
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.
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