Country Notes

Pedigree chums

Patrick Galbraith salutes the perfection of “imperfect” dogs

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 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