BASC launches legal ‘Fighting Fund’
11th July 2020
Seven-figure fund will set BASC on “a new path” to promoting and protecting shooting, our community and the countryside.
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When passions merge
10th July 2020
Almost 30 years ago, Rodger McPhail was commissioned to paint the first ever Wildlife Habitat Trust stamp.
New shoot guidance for Scotland published
9th July 2020
Guidance for employers, employees and practitioners to allow activities to move forward following lockdown.
Surviving lockdown with kids
7th July 2020
BASC South East regional officer, Hannah Turner, gives an honest and humorous account on how to survive lockdown with kids.
Covid-19 guidance document for England published
3rd July 2020
A guidance document has been produced by BASC to help those who run game shoots to identify and manage risks posed by Covid-19 on shoot days. The document is currently England specific, but guidance for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be available in due course. Dan Reynolds, BASC director
BASC bird boxes a hit for shooting and conservation
3rd July 2020
A BASC initiative to build and install thousands of bird boxes around Lancashire and the North of England has been featured on the BBC.
WHT 2020 stamp launched
2nd July 2020
The artwork from artist Rodger McPhail features pink-footed geese flying over Morecambe Bay.
Key scientific reports shine new light on value of heather burning
2nd July 2020
New evidence on peatland protection has highlighted a raft of scientific findings that could help shape future conservation.
Social distancing and dog training
2nd July 2020
I think many gundog owners and trainers would agree that dog training during the lockdown has been quite a challenge.
