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Countryfile guide to grey partridges

Guide to Britain’s partridges, where they live and how to see them

Learn about Britain’s two partridge species – where they live, what they eat and why you are unlikely to see them in pear trees – especially at Christmas
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Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) adult male walking in grass field, Suffolk, England, October. (Photo by: Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Podcast: Should we eat more game?

In this week's podcast, editor Fergus Collins discusses the pros and cons of more meat-eaters trying game and explores the ethics of shooting in modern Britain.
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Grey partridge, Perdix perdix, single bird on grass, Midland, August 2011

Surrogate hens help wild grey partridges return to Highlands

Grey partridges have made a comeback in the Scottish Highlands for the first time in 20 years, after bantam hens were enlisted to act as surrogates.

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