BASC-affiliated wildfowling clubs manage sporting rights on approximately 700km of foreshore owned by The Crown Estate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
All leases are subject to the procedures of the Joint Group for Wildfowling and Conservation on Tidal Land.
Between 2003 and 2017, BASC has worked with affiliated wildfowling clubs on 170 Crown Estate leases and associated consents, including a number of new sites.
BASC helps affiliated clubs obtain sporting rights leases and associated consents on Crown Estate foreshore by:
The wildfowling team typically manage 10 to 15 consent cases each year.
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Wildfowling Clubs & Links Central Leicestershire Wildfowlers Association Newark & District Wildfowlers’ Association East Alde and Ore Wildfowlers’ Association Alkborough Wildfowlers & Conservationists Anglian Wildfowlers Association Barton on Humber Wildfowlers Club Beccles Wildfowlers Club Blackwater Wildfowlers Association Blakeney & District Wildfowlers Association Canvey Wildfowling & Conservation Association Colchester Wildfowling &
Coastal Access Coastal Access England Implementation of the England Coastal Path is now well underway. Natural England, the government agency responsible, expects to complete work on the England Coast Path in 2020. Current progress can be viewed here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/england-coast-path-improving-public-access-to-the-coast Coastal access involves more than just the creation of a path. The
Wildfowling Liaison Committee If people would like to contact members of the BASC Wildfowling Liaison Committee (WLC) please see the below list of WLC members and a contact email at the foot of the page. Alasdair Mitchell – Chairman. Ian Coghill – Council Member. Robin Marshall Ball – Council Member
