Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
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Born1948 (age 76–77)
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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]