A combination of spellbinding sport and profound empathetic connection, falconry–a partnership in which the bird maintains the upper hand–offers a window into ‘the deeper magic’, discovers Mary Skipwith

● A couple of miles inland from the ...

Nadia Shaikh seeks good company for a search-and-gorge to get her through the ruthless darkness of the winter months

Jolly frock-coated robins, majestic geese and arboreal partridges make for both literal and symbolic centrepieces at Christmas, says Matthew Dennison, as he revels in the cultural history of the season’s feathered fowl and game

Going hunting without your own hunter is an increasingly popular choice for a range of reasons, finds Lucy Higginson

FITZWILLIAM (MILTON) 5 November Edited by Catherine Austen ...