Do the right thing
Shoots must be places of buzzing biodiversity
Bloody vegans
Patrick Galbraith on the complex ethics of butter substitutes
Crake and ales
Patrick Galbraith hears a rare bird but fails with the rod
Hive minds
Plants, not hobbyists, are best for bees
Rabbit, run
Patrick Galbraith enjoys a frustrating day with dog and gun
Splendid isolation
Patrick Galbraith laments the increasing loneliness of rural life
Blood on the tracks
Patrick Galbraith bags an unlikely deer: a roadkill roe buck
The cacophonous Mr Chips
A good field guide, but it won’t make you fall in love with the gull next door
The red hand gang
Patrick Galbraith says field sports are a boon for male friendship
It takes all sorts
Patrick Galbraith on rural racism and the fear of outsiders