Conservation in action

Find out more about the conservation projects we are currently undertaking or part of, and how you can get involved.

Get involved

At BASC, gathering data and evidence on sustainable shooting is an essential part of our work, informing best practice and safeguarding the future of our countryside.

To help us do this, we undertake and commission research on a variety issues that impact on people, wildlife and habitats, many of which you can get involved with.

Breeding curlew need you

Conservation in action: Project reports archive

Duck nest monitoring project

Project Penelope

Rice breast disease monitoring

Wing survey

Woodland management

Four seasons

Celebrating the environmental good brought about by shooting

Green shoots mapping

An online platform for shoot mapping and bag recording

Uplands

Moorland habitats managed for grouse shooting deliver for conservation, biodiversity and the environment.

Sarcocystosis survey

Use our online reporting form to record suspected cases of sarcocystosis, also known as rice breast, in waterfowl.

Conservation in action

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The latest news from BASC

New Natural History GCSE could benefit wildlife and outdoor recreation, BASC tells Government

10 September 2026

If designed well, the new qualification “could carry real weight” for how the next generation understands and interacts with the natural world, says BASC.

BASC’s response to Scottish general licences consultation

2 September 2026

BASC has submitted its response to NatureScot’s public consultation, supporting the continuation of the general licensing system in Scotland.

Ponsonby Farms: a grey partridge recovery story

2 September 2026

A farm has seen spring pair counts rise from 17 to 159 in under a decade, through habitat creation, insect-friendly farming and targeted predator control.