BASC media
BASC’s media team are responsible for representing shooting and the organisation to the press. We also work to inform, educate and entertain BASC members and non-members through a range of channels.
What we do
Our media team work alongside BASC regional representatives and subject-matter experts to provide informed commentary and interviews on key issues, for both national and local media outlets.
Find out more about what we do below and how we are constantly striving to support shooting, our members and the rural communities by giving them a voice.
If you have a story or potential feature, please email media@basc.org.uk – we would love to hear from you.
For journalist enquiries, contact our press office during office hours on 01244 573 052, or outside office hours on 07970 096 554.
Latest BASC features
Saving the reds, one woodland at a time
Conserving red squirrels by controlling greys remains a challenging but important task, says the team from the Red Squirrel Survival Trust.
Celebrating 75 years of wildfowling tradition and conservation
From its founding in 1950 to its award-winning conservation work today, Westmorland Wildfowlers Association is celebrating 75 years of wildfowling tradition.
Hen harrier recovery should be celebrated, not denigrated
Natural England’s hen harrier figures for 2025 highlight an uncomfortable truth for shooting’s critics, says BASC’s Alex Farrell.
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The latest news from BASC
BASC cautiously welcomes further delay to Scottish muirburn licensing rollout
BASC has cautiously welcomed today’s announcement that the implementation of muirburn licensing in Scotland will be delayed once again.
BASC welcomes milestone in grey squirrel fertility control research
BASC is marking Red Squirrel Awareness Week with news of a world-first breakthrough in grey squirrel fertility control research.
Shooting and fishing an “intrinsic part of our communities”, says Shadow Defra Secretary of State
Shadow Defra Secretary of State Victoria Atkins MP paid tribute to shooting and fishing at BASC’s Conservative Party rural reception.