Do Hedgehogs Hide in Bonfires? How to Keep Them Safe This Bonfire Night October 27, 2026 A bonfire pile looks like the perfect winter home to a hedgehog. How to check yours before you light... Read more >>
Have You Started Your Sloe Gin Yet? When to Pick Sloes, and Do You Need a Frost? October 17, 2026 The hedges around Castle Ashby are full of sloes. When to pick them, how to tell a sloe from a damso... Read more >>
New Firearms Licensing Rules: What Changed on 29 September November 10, 2026 New rules for shotgun and firearm certificate holders came in on 29 September. Here is the plain ver... Read more >>
Shotgun Licensing: The Story So Far November 10, 2026 More headlines about shotgun licensing, but is anything actually changing? Here is the plain version... Read more >>
Where have all the acorns and conkers gone? October 3, 2026 You may have noticed it on your walks, or seen it doing the rounds online: there are hardly any acor... Read more >>
Firearms licensing: how does your police force measure up? October 15, 2026 If you have ever waited what felt like an age for a certificate while a friend one county over had t... Read more >>
Certainty returns for shoots: the gamebird release ruling stands September 14, 2026 There is some genuinely good news for anyone with a shoot on or near a protected site. After a seaso... Read more >>
Sound moderators come off your certificate: what the new rules mean November 10, 2026 A change to firearms law means sound moderators are no longer controlled by your certificate. Here i... Read more >>
