Collecting pheasant eggs for a new season
22 April 2026
Spring is here, and across the country preparations are underway for the season ahead. For part-time keeper Kevin Copeland, this year is about more than
The Taylor family bought the Cricket St Thomas estate in the 1960s. They are among the original diversifiers, finding ways to make 1,000 acres in Somerset pay, from traditional dairy businesses to wildlife park to shoot to Mr Blobby theme park. Charlie Jacoby spends a day on the estate with John Taylor, and meets the people who have made it a farm business – and made it a go over the last 60 years.
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Spring is here, and across the country preparations are underway for the season ahead. For part-time keeper Kevin Copeland, this year is about more than
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The Taylor family bought the Cricket St Thomas estate in the 1960s. They are among the original diversifiers, finding ways to make 1,000 acres in