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
Abbeystead Estate: the grouse moor that’s also a flood defence
At Abbeystead Estate, grouse moor management is restoring peatland, bringing waders back to the hills and slowing floodwater.
Why grouse moors are a wildlife photographer’s paradise
From golden plover to cuckoos, wildlife photographer Andy Lovel explains why well-managed moorland consistently produces his best work.
When wildlife won’t stand still
Dr Cat McNicol explores how climate change is reshaping bird migration and what it means for wildfowling, conservation and sustainable harvest.
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The latest news from BASC
Delayed release requirement scrapped for six Special Protection Areas
Natural England has advised of changes to the likely licencing outcomes for gamebird releasing on six Special Protection Areas in England.
BASC funds national police training to tackle bird of prey crime
The development of specialist police training to tackle crimes against birds of prey is set to be boosted by a £20,000 cash injection from BASC via its Legacy Fund.
Join BASC Scotland at Moy Country Fair
Join BASC Scotland at Moy Country Fair on 7-8 August for the Junior Macnab Challenge, plus a members’ reception on our stand on Friday afternoon.