As national figures show a 22 per cent decline in water vole numbers, a new population has been found on the River Winniford in Dorset by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
The chair and chief executive from Natural England, the public body responsible for protecting and improving the natural environment BASC to discuss conservation programmes and explore opportunities for working together.
Ways to develop shooting’s contribution to conservation and the environment in Wales have been discussed at a meeting between Natural Resources Wales, the new environment body for Wales, and BASC.
