Country Careers

Wanting a greater insight into countryside careers? Be inspired as we take a look at some of the phenomenal men and women, smashing it in their field. From gamekeepers to gin makers, countryside jobs can be as diverse as the people doing them!

Turning her passion for the countryside and gundogs into a thriving art career!

Written by Ellie Louise Art

By taking one look at my artwork you can see how besotted I am with field sports, especially when it involves gundogs and game shooting. I am a huge advocate… Read more »

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Being safe in the countryside – A barristers point of view

Written by Eleanor Durdy

Some of you may have met me on a CGUK day, or recognise me from social media as ‘farmer EJD’ – a cheerful, tractor-driving, and cab-dancing farm gal. I am… Read more »

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Are you living your best life?

Written by Jessica Peace

How your brain may be holding you back and what you can do about it Do you ever get the feeling you’re not living your best life? Yes, life can… Read more »

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From The NHS To The Field

Written by Kathryn Dominey

Leaving my job as a cardiac physiologist in the NHS in 2023 was a difficult decision but one I needed to make in order to find myself again. I always… Read more »

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Protected: Everything you need to know about Pigeons

Witten by Tania Coxon

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How Fly Fishing Is The New Mindfulness Helping The Nation’s Mental Health

Written by Simon Tilbury

There’s an old saying that a bad day’s fishing is better than a good day at work. It’s much more than that though, especially where fly fishing is concerned. There’s… Read more »

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Cervical Screening Awareness Week

Written by Cerrie Worrell

Cervical cancer is the most common form of cancer in women under 35 with two women in the UK per day dying from the disease. Up to 75% of cervical… Read more »

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Women Who Work In Fieldsports

Written by Louisa Clutterbuck

Women Who Work in Fieldsports (WWWF) was created to start a strong female network of women who work within the shooting and fishing sector. It is for women who may… Read more »

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The Story Behind Hectorkirk Gundogs And Sporting

Written by Hectorkirk Gundogs

Hectorkirk Gundogs and Sporting is a small family run business based in the Yorkshire Dales, specialising in quality Gundog training days in the north of England alongside breeding top quality… Read more »

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My Life As A Sporting Agent On The Isle of Lewis

Written by Russell Hird of RJH SPORTS

I moved to the Isle of Lewis nearly 30 years ago with my wife and children from our home town of Barnoldswick in Lancashire. We relocated to the Island after… Read more »

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