BASC Press Team

The first Lake District osprey, known as YC, has returned from his West African wintering grounds. Snapped on a nest camera in misty weather at 5am on 25 March, the osprey’s return officially kicks off the breeding season in the Lakes. His timing at the nest, located near Ulverston, beats Read more…

Vital coronavirus funding worth £1M has been awarded to over one hundred hard hit country sports tourism businesses in Scotland, following a concerted lobbying campaign by two of the sector’s leading representative bodies. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group (SCSTG) made Read more…

The UK’s largest shooting organisation has warned that the Scottish government’s response to the deer working group report could have worrying implications for the welfare of Scotland’s deer. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) said it had ‘grave concern’ about the Scottish government’s direction of travel, and warned Read more…

Pupils at 45 schools across Suffolk will have flat-packed bird boxes waiting for them when they return following the latest lockdown courtesy of the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). BASC has put the packs together and will help teachers and pupils assemble the Read more…