Sir John Scott, 5th Baronet

Sir Johnny Scott Bt
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Spouses	Lowell Goddard ​ ​ (m. 1969,divorced)​ Mary Gavin Anderson ​ (m. 1977)​

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 with Clarissa 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

1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 3543. ISBN   978-0-9711966-2-9.
2. Webster, Ben. "Ian Botham accuses RSPB of misleading its donors". Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. Live, Cheshire (1 September 2004). "Rural life going strong". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
4. Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, Unaudited Financial Statements. register of charities, charitycommission.gov.uk. p. 1.
5. "john Archives - Newcastle Wildfowler's Association". Newcastle Wildfowler's Association. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
6. "New packs of hounds - The Field". The Field. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
7. Jaine, Tom; Contini, Mary (17 March 2014). "Clarissa Dickson Wright obituary". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
8. "Access Restricted". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
9. "Sir Johnny Scott - The Field". The Field. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
10. "Celebrating Country Life". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Scott	Baronet (of Beauclerc) 1992–present	Incumbent