Author name: BASC Press team

Two shooters in a field

The shooting community must respond in numbers. Make sure you have your say.

A male pheasant flying in the sky

BASC chief executive Ian Bell has told the Daily Telegraph of the crisis unfolding across the English countryside.

Two deer stalkers looking through binoculars on a hill side

Help shape the future of young people in Scotland.

Two children look at grass through magnifying glasses

Thousands of schoolchildren are set to ‘learn moor’ about the importance of the UK upland landscapes from 3-7 July.

A red grouse standing on a rock

BASC was present at the first of several oral evidence sessions of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill last week in the Scottish Parliament.

A young poult in a gamekeeper's hands

BASC is a joint signatory on a letter from Aim to Sustain to the Secretary of State regarding the ban on gamebird releasing in parts of England.

A grey partridge and the BASC Fighting Fund logo

BASC has announced today a decision to prepare legal proceedings against Defra over its withdrawal of GL43.

A countryside landscape

Defra has critically underestimated the number of shoots which will be impacted by its decision to restrict gamebird release in areas of England.

A red legged partridge

Defra has reissued GL43 for Special Areas of Conservation, but release in Special Protection Areas will still require an individual licence.

Pheasant

BASC has written to the Defra Minister regarding its failure to provide clear policy on GL43.