- Features
The fowlers of the future
Tom Sykes explains how Morecambe Bay Wildfowlers’ Association are encouraging the next generation of wildfowlers to take full advantage of this fantastic sport.
- Latest news
BASC expert Bill pens new book
Gives practical advice distilled from director of firearms’ 50 years experience in shooting sports.
- Offbeat
Dogs on the marsh
BASC wildfowling officer Shane Robinson and head of wildfowling James Green talk about preparing your dog for the first outing of the season.
- Features
How to make bee houses
Bees are hugely important to our environment and let’s be honest, they are also pretty damn awesome!
- Latest news
BASC response to latest RSPB Birdcrime report
Following publication of the RSPB’s 2018 Birdcrime report, BASC has reiterated its condemnation of wildlife crime and emphasised the importance of partnership working. Caroline Bedell, BASC’s executive director of conservation, said: “BASC has a zero-tolerance attitude to raptor persecution. But it is worth noting that the RSPB’s latest annual report Read more…
- Features
Ducks take the tube…
With mallard numbers in the UK declining and a flyway population showing a similar trend, wildfowlers across the country are using a simple but effective idea to improve the ducks’ breeding success.
- Features
Data – not winging it
Gathering accurate data on UK quarry species is paramount as it allows us to monitor and manage individual species.
- Features
Saving water voles
Once one of the UK’s most common rodents, water vole numbers have plummeted over the last 60 years from around 8 million to just 750,000.
- Features
Solving a problem like Himalayan Balsam
Particularly found near waterways, Himalayan Balsam is an invasive species that was introduced to the UK in the mid-19th Century as an ornamental.
