UK’s largest uplands classroom set to return for 2023
27th June 2023
Thousands of schoolchildren are set to ‘learn moor’ about the importance of the UK upland landscapes from 3-7 July.
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Out and about, BASC in the regions
26th June 2023
Show season is in full swing for BASC teams all over the UK.
BASC engaged in scrutiny of Scottish grouse Bill
22nd June 2023
BASC highlighted significant flaws in the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill in the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
Act now to avoid animal welfare crisis in the countryside, BASC warns Defra
21st June 2023
BASC has warned Defra that shooting businesses are facing financial ruin, criminal charges or both, unless it urgently reinstates a licence for the release of gamebirds in protected areas of England.
Welsh gamebird release proposals breach human rights law
21st June 2023
Tens-of-thousands have said no to proposals to restrict gamebird releasing in Wales. Conor O’Gorman recounts BASC’s Act Now campaign as it happened.
BASC response to Scottish deer management changes
20th June 2023
The proposals relate to the use of night shooting equipment, minimum bullet weights and the removal of the close seasons for male deer.
BASC discusses Welsh gamebird releasing proposals on BBC
16th June 2023
The knock-on impacts of Natural Resources Wales’ proposals to restrict gamebird release have been covered in depth by the BBC in Wales.
Authorisation changes for rodenticide use in open areas
14th June 2023
BASC is advising members of forthcoming changes to the legal authorisation of two second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARS).
Consequences of Defra licensing debacle highlighted on the BBC
12th June 2023
The BBC’s Farming Today programme has covered the consequences of Defra’s changes to the general licence for gamebird release in protected areas (known as GL43).
