The Headkeeper, part 1

David Whitby manages a shoot in Sussex, looking after pheasants, partridges, deer - and he brings his work home with him. Living with him is a badger, a fallow doe, a raven and a long-suffering wife. His love of wildlife also extends to the game on the estate, which he manages alongside other wildlife. He even encourages falconry, to help him dog in birds. In this film, meet Paul Worby and his goshawk Stella.

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[harrisontaylor]

Wish all keepers were like him, what a good keeper 👍🏻

[pauldouglas]

Excellent series. The commitment and enthusiasm from Dave Whitby shines through. This has all the makings of a well informed and educational piece of documentary.
Well done !

[nwopeneve]

Dave is a great spokesman for the industry and Petworth estate a glowing example of a balanced, traditional - yet forward thinking commercially run enterprise.

[pauldavies]

Exactly what we need, well done Fieldsports Britain. Great PR. Well done Charlie and the team.

[tonylipton]

You are so happy and blessed.
In Asia, many lands are over opened to build factories & houses, pesticide are abused widely, motor vehicles smoke & noise exists, environmental pollution seriously; no hunting, but many wildlife disappeared. Some areas got hunting prohibited around half century, a lot of wild animals are reproduced, but hunting still isn’t opened. Even many animals became pest, people isn’t allowed to do pest control; if got hurt by animals, can not do anything to animals, just that person is unlucky.

[robertpage]

Another great one lad's👍 stay safe🇮🇪🍀.

[mr_mack_indenver]

Crows are so smart, he probably remembers what a dog did.

[joey]

Absolutely fantastic new section of FB this, well done!

[chriscoleman]

I would love to do this...I have badgers coming into the garden every night..they live like kings (I feed them the best!)..and the variety of birds is incredible (we have woods at the end of the garden...huge woodland)...greater spotted woodpecker..yellow wheel overhead..blue tits..great tits.carrion crows..green woodpecker..a big red fox..grass snakes..adders (one which scared the shit outta me)..but I disagree strongly with culls and hunting