Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet
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| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) |
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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. 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
- President, The Union of Country Sports Workers
- President, The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust
- President, The Tay Valley Wildfowlers Association
- Centenary Patron, British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
Sir John is best known for writing and co-presenting the BBC2 series Clarissa and the Countryman, with the late Clarissa Dickson Wright. He currently writes for a variety of magazines and periodicals on field sports, food, farming, travel, history and the countryside, including The Field.