Pest and Predator Control
About Pest Control
Legislation affecting the management of wildlife in the UK may differ for the same species depending on whether it occurs in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. BASC produces codes of practice to set the standards for sporting shooting and related wildlife management activities.
General licences are issued by government agencies to provide a legal basis for people to carry out a range of activities relating to wildlife. The general licences relevant to pest birds are issued on the basis of one or more purposes (prevent damage to crops, conservation of wild birds, preserve public health etc.) and include a list of bird species for which that purpose is a valid reason for control measures to be taken.
The latest update on General Licences
News
Fife MP hails rural college a ‘gateway of opportunity’ for prospective gamekeepers
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is providing Fife’s young people with a unique opportunity to enter the gamekeeping profession, according to the MP for North East Fife.
High Court decision ‘doesn’t change anything’, says BASC
The decision to refuse our application as an interested party will not stop our work and actions to ensure a future proof and workable set of licences.
Why the countryside can’t operate under Packham’s flag of peace
So Chris Packham wants a truce. He wants to be shooting’s friend and offer us a way to salvation; a way out of the troubles he insists are leading us down the path to our own destruction.
FAQs
For specific advice on game shooting matters please contact us on: 01244 573019 email