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Conservation in action – Spring 2026
Read our latest update on BASC conservation projects, including how you, your shoot or club can get involved.
Respond to the Scottish general licences consultation
NatureScot is reviewing the Scotland general licences for the control of pest birds and other wildlife management activities.
Your guide to BASC at the Royal Welsh Show
Find out what’s coming up from BASC Wales at this year’s Royal Welsh Show, which runs from 20-23 July.
Club initiative gives BASC Wing Survey a boost
Fenland Wildfowlers Association helped make the 2025/26 BASC Wing Survey a record success, with more than 4,000 wings submitted nationwide.
What’s cooking at the BASC Wild Food Kitchen Theatre
Find out what’s in store as Marco Pierre White and other top chefs bring their take on wild game cookery to The Game Fair this July.
BASC’s Four Seasons launches in Scotland
BASC has officially launched its Four Seasons campaign in Scotland, with a special reception held at the Scottish Game Fair, Scone Palace, on 3 July.
Scottish Country Sports Tourism Awards 2026 winners announced at Scone
The winners of the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Awards 2026 were revealed at the Scottish Game Fair, Scone Palace, on Friday 3 July.
BASC awaits judgment after legal challenge against Natural England
BASC spent two days at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) in London this week, taking its legal challenge against Natural England to the High Court.
EU lead ammunition restriction proposals revised
EU Member States have agreed to drop a ban on lead bullets and introduce a seven-year transition period before lead shot restrictions take effect in the EU and Northern Ireland.