Conservation crowns

Patrick Galbraith calls for a bit less tinkering around the hedges

What’s happening in the world of game-fishing

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh

Instead of another trip to the zoo, try exploring your local rewilding project over the holidays. Rewilding – the large-scale restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself again

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort

Your chance to enter the UK’s most prestigious com petition for amateur photographers Round three