Conservation

A woodcock

The shooting community leads by example on woodcock conservation, undertaking research, habitat creation, predator control and a precautionary voluntary restraint.

BASC has donated £15,000 to the Wiltshire-based Great Bustard Group to further their work in re-establishing the species into the wild.

BASC has a clear zero tolerance approach to the illegal killing of birds of prey, condemning all illegal activity.

A woodcock

Without good woodland, we can’t have woodcock so what can you do to help?

BASC’s annual honours and awards recognise and reward the hard work of people within the shooting community who strive to make a difference.

The Minister for Climate Change met with members of the Gylfinir Cymru partnership and confirmed her commitment to the Wales Recovery Plan.

Project Penelope reveals how one Eurasion wigeon has travelled more than 6,000 miles in the last year.

Funded by BASC’s Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust, the camera is streaming live footage from a hen harrier nest on the Swinton Estate.

Shooting brings extensive benefits for nature recovery, and has a key role to play in the Landscape Recovery schemes.

BASC has called on Natural Resources Wales to utilise the significant benefits already implemented by shooting activities in their future conservation plans