Countryside & field sports

UK hay making usually runs from June to August, when grass is cut, dried, and baled in settled weather.

Rivers in England and Wales open to coarse fishing on 16 June each year.

The main UK cereal harvest usually runs from July to September, depending on crop and weather.

The 2026 Great Yorkshire Show runs from Tuesday 14 to Friday 17 July in Harrogate.

The 2026 Royal Welsh Show runs from Monday 20 to Thursday 23 July in Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.

The grouse shooting season opens on 12 August every year.

Partridge shooting season runs from 1 September to 1 February.

The pheasant shooting season runs from 1 October to 1 February in the UK.

The fallow deer rut in the UK usually peaks in October.

UK lambing usually runs from January to April, depending on breed and farm system.