BASC Northern Ireland
Coleraine council issues new dog control consultation
BASC is reviewing proposals to exclude dogs at certain times from land owned or managed by Coleraine Borough Council in Northern Ireland.
BASC South East
Utility Gundog Society ‘All Aged Field Trial Final’
BASC South East and Chudleys dog food recently sponsored the Utility Gundog Societies ‘All Aged Final’ field trial on Monday 30th December 2013. The event, which was held at Orsett, Essex by kind permission of Mr M Polley, was organised by the Kent and East Sussex branch of the UGS.During Read more…
BASC Northern Ireland
BASC lobbies to improve firearms law in Northern Ireland
BASC is building cross-party support and working in partnership with Countryside Alliance Ireland and Gun Trade Guild NI to improve firearms law for the province’s shooters.
BASC Northern Ireland
Marine conservation policy changes in Northern Ireland
BASC is reviewing draft guidance that will be used to create marine conservation zones (MCZ) in Northern Ireland over the next two years. A consultation on the guidance closes on 31st January. BASC welcomes any advice or comments people might have on the consultation.
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Try a taste of game with Hook Norton Brewery
A game dinner showcasing a range of dishes will be held at the Hook Norton Brewery near Banbury, Oxfordshire on the 20th February 2014.
BASC Central
Is the UK hitting UN targets on nature conservation?
BASC is reviewing a national report on how the UK has managed nature conservation under the terms of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and welcomes any advice or comments people might have on the consultation.
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Shooting will help to fill Northern Ireland conservation funding gap
People who shoot will continue to manage land for conservation in Northern Ireland, helping to fill a gap in rural development funding. No funds from the EU single farm payment will be ring-fenced for rural development and conservation in NI after a court ruling.
BASC Wales
BASC helps Natural Resources Wales plan its future
BASC has responded to a consultation that will be used to develop Natural Resources Wales strategic work over the next three years. BASC has proposed working with the public body to help promote healthy quarry populations and habitats and to encourage access to shooting opportunities in Wales.
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BASC steps in to publish 2014 general licences for Wales
The 2014 general licences for Wales, which give legal authority for the control of pest bird species such as pigeons and crows, have been published by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) after technical problems delayed their publication by Natural Resources Wales.
