
The fake news about grouse moors
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty sorts fiction from fact regarding grouse shooting on Yorkshire Water’s moorland.
This year, we want to set the record straight on grouse. Together, we can dispel the myths about grouse moor management and bring the truth to the fore.
Now is the time for #NoMoorMyths
*Information from Value of Shooting report
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty sorts fiction from fact regarding grouse shooting on Yorkshire Water’s moorland.
Does the phrase grouse-degradation suitably describe the systematic attacks on grouse shooting seen in the media and online? BASC’s Gareth Dockerty considers the issue…
Read our round-up of the press and media coverage surrounding the Glorious Twelfth and the opening of the grouse season.
Last year saw BASC promote the conservation credentials and wider benefits of grouse moors to the UK through a major media campaign.
Using key newspaper publications in areas where grouse moors are a central part of the local fabric, we spread the word about the value of grouse shooting to the local community, economy and wildlife. Read more about the campaign here.
BASC Simply Glorious! adverts were featured in the following publications:
Grouse shooting takes place on moorland as far south as Wales and Derbyshire and as far north as the Highlands of Scotland.
Moorland managed for grouse shooting delivers a vast array of benefits for wildlife, marginal communities, the rural economy and the wider upland landscape, while facilitating the harvest of a completely wild, healthy and nutritious food source.
The grouse shooting season starts on 12 August (often referred to as the ‘Glorious Twelfth’) and finishes on 10 December.