SVEN-ERIK ARNDT/ARTERRA/UNIVERSAL/GETTY ● There was a mallard duck ...

Lisa Hilton is left Greene around the gills

Almost a year on from his final day hunting the Duke of Beaufort’s hounds, Matt Ramsden reflects on how his attitude to the winter, weather and hunting itself has changed

Hunting in Portugal is as thrilling now as it was for the Duke of Wellington and his officers during the Peninsular War

Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk