Offbeat
Should we play politics with animals’ feelings?
BASC’s Dr Conor O’Gorman considers the progress of the government’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill and the risk it poses to sustainable shooting and rural life.
Offbeat
Government trophy hunting inquiry – will the truth prevail?
Read Conor O’Gorman’s blog on the government’s new Animals Abroad inquiry and why this is an important opportunity for MPs to hear the evidence on overseas hunting and the import of trophies.
Let's Learn Moor
Let’s Learn Moor – no spirit dampening here
Despite dreich conditions, BASC’s Curtis Mossop reflects on a glorious day two of Let’s Learn Moor in the Yorkshire Dales.
Let's Learn Moor
Let’s Learn Moor – ‘the life of a child’
Read Duncan Thomas’ blog from Nidderdale AONB, where he witnessed first hand the effect Let’s Learn Moor has on everyone in attendance.
Let's Learn Moor
Let’s Learn Moor: tick mops and a famous ferret
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty reflects on a standout first day of Let’s Learn Moor 2021 from North York Moors National Park
Conservation
Thinking outside the box
BASC North regional director, Duncan Thomas recounts his experience of installing BASC kestrel boxes in the Forest of Bowland.
Firearms
Both Barrels: conscientious objection
In his latest Both Barrels column, Bill Harriman discusses the conscientious objection displayed by some members of the medical profession regarding the private ownership of firearms.
Offbeat
Five years on: the landslide grouse debate
Five years on from the last parliamentary debate on driven grouse shooting, yesterday’s Westminster debate was a showcase for the work being undertaken by landowners and gamekeepers, writes Gareth Dockerty.
Features
A pigeon among the cats
Guest blogger and keen wildfowler, Gethin Jones, reviews Mary Cowell’s latest book Beak, Tooth and Claw – Living with Predators in Britain.