Shooting deserves recognition
20th May 2022
BASC has called on Natural Resources Wales to utilise the significant benefits already implemented by shooting activities in their future conservation plans
BASC News
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Missing pet or invasive species?
17th May 2022
As we observe invasive species week, we take a closer look at the parakeet which is so often mistaken for a lost pet, when in fact it is causing havoc for the environment.
Wizard of wood
17th May 2022
Gun stock making and restoration requires surgical-precision work as Marta Jacyna discovered when she met master stockmaker Greg Morris.
Hen harrier brood management scheme licensed for fifth year
13th May 2022
Natural England’s hen harrier brood management scheme continues to play a key role in hen harrier recovery in England.
Friends and shooting are the perfect tonic
13th May 2022
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, Curtis Mossop explains how shooting plays an important part in his wellbeing.
There’s life all around you on the moor
11th May 2022
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty reflects on recording the Moorland Chorus, and how you are never alone on a grouse moor.
Kia’s Caribbean inspired dish blows the judges away
11th May 2022
Student Kia Vincent beat off all the competition to win BASC and Highland Game Colleges’ Cookery Competition.
Lead ammunition restriction proposals: what happens next?
6th May 2022
Read our overview of the Health and Safety Executive’s proposed lead ammunition restrictions in England, Wales and Scotland.
BASC statement on lead ammunition restriction proposals
6th May 2022
Read our statement in response to publication of restriction proposals on the outdoor use of lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales.
