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

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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.