Throstle Nest Journal

Field Notes

Stories from the farm, the landscape and the dale — agriculture, wildlife, food, art, history and the changing seasons at Throstle Nest, by Renart.Fox

  • Cooking the bag
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    Cooking the bag

    Field Notes · Food & Game By Renart.fox An old cock pheasant, a knobbly root and two and a half hours of patience. Cooking the bag Pheasant on…

  • The Complete Rough Shoot
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    The Complete Rough Shoot

    Field Notes · Books & Ideas By Renart.fox John Humphreys’ book invites a closer look at the countryside, and at the human habit of calling our arrangements a…

  • Know your Thrushes

    Know your Thrushes

    Wildlife · Birds · Nidderdale Know Your Thrushes Spotted breasts, winter visitors and familiar voices: a simple guide to some of the thrushes that can be seen around…

  • Dales diary

    Dales diary

    Farming · Conservation · SFI 2026 Farming for the Thrush How the Sustainable Farming Incentive can help restore thehedgerows, soils and field margins on which song thrushes andmistle…