Country matters

Need advice on how to raise a chicken or pluck a pheasant? Wondering how to train your dog, catch a mole or sneak through a field of cows? Perhaps you’re after the secret to the fattest pumpkin, the wormiest compost, the classiest snowdrop? Or are you simply in love with our captivating landscapes, keen to unlock the history and culture of our woods and fields, our footpaths and boundaries, our meadows and moors? In this eye-opening book, Meg Clothier and her father, Jonny, combine decades of practical know-how with a passion for literature and lore – braced up by a keen understanding of the conundrums of the contemporary countryside.