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!

When The Countryside Is Threatened

Written by Georgie Turner

I’ve been a country girl all my life, growing up in rural Warwickshire surrounded by farm fields, ponies, and horses. For years, I took the countryside for granted, always assuming… Read more »

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How shooting saved my life

Written by Rachel Draper from Stile Country

When Tania very kindly offered me the opportunity to write a blog post, I jumped at the chance. I am currently 12 months and tens of thousands of pounds deep into… Read more »

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Country women can do it all (even with a baby on their hip!)

Written by Mathilda Allison

There is something rather humbling about trying to round up an escaped chicken whilst having a feeding baby attached to you first thing in the morning. That is the kind… Read more »

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The Intrinsic Parallels Between Fieldsports and Farming

Written by Rebecca Wilson

 When I think about life as a farmer and life for someone involved fieldsports, it strikes me just how intertwined they are. Both have the power to shape the people… Read more »

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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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