BACK in 1994, I made a big mistake ...

ATTITUDES to pests in the garden have changed ...

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s winter jobs and examines the role that game shooting plays in the rural landscape

"Dad used to call me a feckless environmentalist,” Hugh Crossley says warmly of his father, the 3rd Baron Somerleyton. “But he was a conservationist in his own way – he’s the reason we have good hedge

Farmer Martin Hole explains the challenges of farming with wildlife in a protected wetland. Interview: Lorna Maybery

With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland