Hunts across the country are encouraged to take part in Hounds in the Community Week between 15 and 22 February, a national initiative designed to showcase the vital role that hunts and hounds play in rural communities.

In this article for The Telegraph, Countryside Alliance President and Labour peer, Baroness Ann Mallalieu, unpacks Chris Packham's recent day out following hounds alongside a saboteur group.

A gift in your will helps protect the countryside and support the Countryside Alliance’s long-term work defending rural communities and the way of life we stand for. 

The BBC Royal Charter is up for renewal, and with it comes a rare opportunity to shape how our national broadcaster serves the whole country and crucially, the countryside. The Alliance has responded in full and is encouraging all who care about fair representation to do so too.

This year, four amazing runners will take on the TCS London Marathon for the Countryside Alliance, helping to raise vital funds for our work protecting the countryside and the communities that depend on it.

Apparently, the reintroduction of the Dalmatian pelican to the UK “would encourage the large-scale restoration and protection of wetland habitats”. It is unclear exactly how the pelicans would go about restoring habitats, but a brief bit of research reveals that they are very big.

It is not particularly surprising, therefore, that the Dalmatian pelican has become the latest fad of the rewilding movement as there is nothing a rewilder likes more than a big animal, known in the trade as ‘charismatic megafauna’.