Featured News
Changes to Defra burning regulations accepted
Following intervention from BASC, Defra has included scientific research as a licensable aspect of the new burning regulations in England.
Grouse
Let’s Learn Moor: The UK’s Largest Upland Classroom Returns
Let’s Learn Moor 2021 set to educate and inspire thousands of primary school children from across the UK about our upland habitats.
Conservation
Positive impacts of burning recognised by Government
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty unravels what the government’s announcement on burning actually means and organisation’s work behind the scenes to ensure evidence-led policy.
Featured News
BASC hits back at RSPB call for burning ban
Charity has ‘misinterpreted’ government data, says BASC
Conservation
Still the ‘burning topic’
Gareth Dockerty looks at the latest Westminster debate covering moorland burning.
Game and Gamekeeping
Defra propose gamebird releasing licence around protected sites
Defra’s proposed red tape under the precautionary principle will do little but threaten rural jobs, conservation efforts and a host of social benefits that shooting provides.
Grouse
Grouse shooting during a global pandemic
BASC’s upland officer Gareth Dockerty describes his recent first-hand experience of COVID-19 guidance for grouse shoots.
Grouse
BASC’s ‘Simply Glorious’ adverts explained
Spotted a ‘Simply Glorious’ advert in your local newspaper today? Click here to read about BASC’s campaign here.
Features
The eyes and ears of the uplands
Gamekeepers are not only the custodians of the countryside, they are the eyes and ears on the ground, committed to conserving our landscapes.