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Use Your Old Boots to Protect the Countryside
Do you have a pair of old boots that are fit for the bin after one too many long walks in the great outdoors? Do you want to do your bit for the National Trust.

Best Apps for a ‘Muddy’ Lifestyle
The new Muddy Matches app is in the last stages of development and we’ll soon be announcing its launch! In the meantime, here is an eclectic list of apps.

Abseiling in the Lake District
Think outdoor activities in the Lake District and you might be conjuring up images of wet school trips with ill-fitting waterproof gear and soggy.

Forraging for Food with James Burton
We spent an action-packed day with professional chef, mean shot and founder of Vallum Cooking, James Burton. Based on a Northumbrian smallholding on.

Spying on Salmon
We came across the Philiphaugh Salmon Viewing Centre by chance when we saw the new log-cabin tea shop they have just built next door and thought we’d kill some.

Gundog Training in Worcestershire
The morning after the Winter Wonder Ball, we headed off to Tenbury – the mistletoe capital of the UK – to meet Pip Kendrick, who set up her own business,.

Green Shoots North Wales: Shooting for Conservation
On Saturday, we spent a very interesting day with Alex Hatton from the BASC initiative, Green Shoots North Wales, to find out what their aim was and what work.

Frizbee Golf in Pembrokeshire
One of the things we have been interested in on this tour is weird and wonderful farm diversification projects so, when we heard about ‘frizbee golf’ on a farm.

Entrepreneurship and Beagling
Back in September we were helping out at a Young Countryside Alliance Ball in Northamptonshire and got talking to Philip Price, who had provided the bucking.
