Occasionally a handsome visitor will join our pack of hounds for a day's hunting, and if the guest is very attractive, a race starts to see who can find out their relationship status. I once sat down for dinner after a wedding and a very attractive single man approached me, looked down at my wedding ring and said, 'Oh, for God's sake, I've slogged all the way to Scotland and they put me next to a married bird!' He had a point, but the pressure it put on me to be the most fun married person he had ever sat next to was second to none. If it's you planning the wedding, do give the seating plan some thought and put the singles next to each other. Wedding season is also upon us, which is another perfect hunting ground. Moving back to London makes it easier to tap into a bigger dating pool, but if you are single and the city doesn't appeal, WHERE do you find a hot date? One of my friends uses hunt balls as her place to pounce (a large amount of like-minded souls under one marquee), and she has had lasting relationships from her spoils. 'In the days before we were all obsessively attached to our mobiles we would sit in a bar or restaurant waiting for friends and would look 'approachable' - now, we all sit tapping away, never making eye contact with anyone, which makes it very hard for prospective dates to come over and strike up a conversation.' She has a point: put the phones down and start practising wistful looks like they do in the movies. 'It can be very hard to meet someone if you aren't socialising through friends or work,' says Lucy.

I put in a call to Lucy Reeves from Muddy Matches, a country-based dating website set up to appeal to outdoorsy people from all walks of life who aspire to settle down in the country.

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