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
FACE challenges quarry species restriction proposals
The European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) has responded to the government’s bird quarry species consultation, supporting BASC’s position.
Wild places, better headspace
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, BASC’s Gareth Dockerty reflects on a day spent on a managed grouse moor in the North York Moors.
Science matters: Grey squirrels, damaged woods and pine martens
BASC’s Julia Newman reviews research around bark stripping activity in grey squirrels and discusses the role of pine martens as part of the solution.
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Dick and Angel escape from the chateau to The Game Fair
Dick and Angel Strawbridge, stars of Channel 4’s Escape to the Chateau, return to the Game Fair this year to host the VIP Enclosure.
Update to night shooting licence CL55
BASC is reminding members of an important update to CL55, following the introduction of a new condition relating to night shooting activities.
Election results deliver opportunities in Scotland and Wales, says BASC
The Scottish and Welsh election results provide opportunities to showcase the benefits of shooting and conservation to newly elected and returning MSPs and MSs.