foxes
This Traveller funeral was the most emotional send-off I’ve ever been to
Bev died, aged 61. She was the wife of ‘Foxy’ John, kennel huntsman of our local hunt. Bev was the…
The Foxes have little to teach us
A few years ago a motivational speaker brought out a smart little book called Legacy: What The All Blacks Can…
Burrowed wisdom
Being a Beast is an impassioned and proselytising work of philosophy based on a spectacular approach to nature writing. That…
Long life
I was saying the other week that my new hearing aids had come with a warning not to swallow their…
Urban foxes, the ginger menace
Forget about the countryside. When is the government going to do something about the vulpine creatures wreaking havoc in central…
Let’s set the cops on barbaric fox-hunters
Among those deeply disappointed with the Conservative party’s victory on 7 May was Britain’s diverse and vibrant community of wild…
It’s not about the fox
Ten years after the ban, why are there still hunt saboteurs?
The Tooting poisoner
In my London neighbourhood, an argument about urban foxes is turning very nasty indeed
Long life
The arrival of spring is not an unmitigated joy. The warmth is nice, of course, as are the fresh leaves…
Long life
My house in south Northamptonshire looks out over parkland on which Henry VIII used to hunt deer with Anne Boleyn.…
Diary
My surgery has been calling in all those over 75 for a special session with their doctor — a sort…
Death of a salesman
A dying estate agent helped me to see the light
Long life
There is at last good news to report on the poultry front. In the past, when I have mentioned my…
