A wet day out with the Ledbury Hunt today who met near Castlemorton Common and hunted around the Common and just a little way into the fog-topped Malvern Hills. We’re back in black again which hasn’t happened since Will Goffe was huntsman a few years back! With two wardens out from the Malvern Hills Conservators there was a lack of obvious terriermen and no quadbikes (the MHC confirmed to us that terriermen are not permitted on the hills earlier in the year).

We had spotted a known terriermen with some other supporters in a black 4×4, at one point hanging around a known area where there are badger setts (previously messed with by that same terrierman). Setts were checked and found to be untampered with and supporters left while we were in the area to continue following the hunt, so all good.

It was an early pack up due to the weather which seemed to have dampened their usual wit as well as the best we got was some hilarious and totally original comment about how the rain would be good for having a wash in… Well, perhaps, though it was a bit unpredicatble and you’d probably have just got all lathered up and the rain would have eased off and then what? Not worth the risk really when there’s a perfectly good shower at home.

Not a bad start to a busy week – keep your eyes peeled for us out in the fields over the next few days!