Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
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Sir Walter John "Johnny" Scott, (born 1948) is the 5th Baronet of Beauclerc in the County of Northumberland. He succeeded his father Sir Walter Scott as baronet in 1992.[1] He is a natural historian, broadcaster, columnist, countryside campaigner and farmer.
As of 2016, he held the following positions:
- Joint Master, The North Pennine Hunt[2]
- President, The Union of Country Sports Workers[3]
- President, The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust[4]
- President, The Tay Valley Wildfowlers Association[5]
- Centenary Patron, British Association for Shooting and Conservation.[6]
Sir John is best known for writing and co-presenting the BBC2 series Clarissa and the Countryman, with the late Clarissa Dickson Wright.[7][8] He currently writes for a variety of magazines and periodicals on field sports, food, farming, travel, history and the countryside, including The Field.[9]
Marriage
He was married to Lowell Goddard in 1969 and they had one daughter, born in 1970; the marriage later ended in divorce. In 1977 he married Mary Gavin Anderson.
Publications
- Clarissa and the Countryman with Clarissa Dickson Wright (Headline Publishing Group, 2000)
- Clarissa and the Countryman: Sally Forth with Clarissa Dickson Wright (Headline Publishing Group, 2001)
- Sunday Roast: The Complete Guide to Cooking and Carving withClarissa Dickson Wright (Headline Publishing Group, 2003)
- The Game Cookbook with Clarissa Dickson Wright (Kyle Cathie, 2004)
- A Greener Life: The Modern Country Compendium with Clarissa Dickson Wright (F&W Media International (previously David & Charles), 2007)
- A Book of Britain (HarperCollins, 2010) [10]
References
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 3543. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9.
- ^ Webster, Ben. "Ian Botham accuses RSPB of misleading its donors". Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Live, Cheshire (1 September 2004). "Rural life going strong". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, Unaudited Financial Statements. register of charities, charitycommission.gov.uk. p. 1.
- ^ "john Archives - Newcastle Wildfowler's Association". Newcastle Wildfowler's Association. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "New packs of hounds - The Field". The Field. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Jaine, Tom; Contini, Mary (17 March 2014). "Clarissa Dickson Wright obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Access Restricted". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Sir Johnny Scott - The Field". The Field. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Celebrating Country Life". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2018.