BASC-affiliated wildfowling clubs manage sporting rights on approximately 700km of foreshore owned by The Crown Estate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
All leases are subject to the procedures of the Joint Group for Wildfowling and Conservation on Tidal Land.
Between 2003 and 2017, BASC has worked with affiliated wildfowling clubs on 170 Crown Estate leases and associated consents, including a number of new sites.
BASC helps affiliated clubs obtain sporting rights leases and associated consents on Crown Estate foreshore by:
The wildfowling team typically manage 10 to 15 consent cases each year.
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Wildfowling Liaison Committee If people would like to contact members of the BASC Wildfowling Liaison Committee (WLC) please see the below list of WLC members and a contact email at the foot of the page. Alasdair Mitchell – Chairman. Ian Coghill – Council Member. Robin Marshall Ball – Council Member
Small game preparation Food hygiene is paramount All game preparation must be carried out with good food hygiene being the number one priority. When transporting shot quarry, BASC advises members to adhere to the Code of Good Shooting Practice’s Guide to Good Game handling. If you’re preparing game for the table,
Research into Wildfowling and Wild Bird Disturbance Disturbance For too long any disturbance to wintering waterfowl caused by wildfowling has been viewed as having a greater potential to affect waterfowl populations adversely than the relatively low level harvesting of their populations. As such the consents granted to allow wildfowling on
