The biggest winners in the Wales and Scotland elections were political parties with supportive manifestos for shooting and conservation.
An improved outlook for shooting in Wales and Scotland Read more...
The European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) has responded to the government’s bird quarry species consultation, supporting BASC’s position.
FACE challenges quarry species restriction proposals Read more...
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, BASC’s Gareth Dockerty reflects on a day spent on a managed grouse moor in the North York Moors.
Wild places, better headspace Read more...
BASC’s Julia Newman reviews research around bark stripping activity in grey squirrels and discusses the role of pine martens as part of the solution.
Science matters: Grey squirrels, damaged woods and pine martens Read more...
Shooting your first clay competition can be a nerve-wracking experience, but one worth stepping out of your comfort zone for, writes Emma Clitherow.
A step into the unknown Read more...
It may be the off-season for wildfowlers, but clubs are a hive of activity at this time of year, organising litter picks and carrying out vital habitat improvement work.
Wildfowlers lead litter picks across the UK Read more...
When devastating wildfire tore across ten square miles of the North York Moors in late summer 2025, it was the expertise of local gamekeepers that helped to stop it.
Superheroes of the moors Read more...
Dr Conor O’Gorman, BASC’s head of policy and campaigns reviews political party manifestos ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May and urges people to contact their candidates.
Scottish Parliament elections – what do the party manifestos say about shooting? Read more...
BASC’s Conor O’Gorman explains the rationale behind proposals to add woodpigeon to the quarry list while retaining the species on the general licences.
Woodpigeon on the quarry list Read more...
BASC’s Chris Wright examines quarry species changes in Ireland and Poland and what they mean for the UK, highlighting why it is vital for shooters to respond before the 17 May deadline.
An overseas perspective on quarry species reviews Read more...
